The Chipewyan tribe was located in the Manitoba Hudson Bay area. Located in the tundra, the landscape is rocky with sparse vegetation, mostly lichens and mosses. The Chipewyans were accomplished hunters; one of the only resources available was animals, which they used for food and for clothing. The only other food source was fish. They caught fish with nets made from raw caribou skins. There was a lot of superstition involved in fishing and several ceremonies were performed before the nets were cast. The food they caught was consumed raw probably due to the lack of combustible fuels. The Chipewyan had, within their tribe, shamans who would tell stories about native animals like the wolverine and wolves, which they believed, had special powers. These animals would not be hunted or killed by the tribesmen and were respected; however they were not worshipped. Within the Chipewyan tribe, a man’s wealth is measured in furs and in wives. In the tribe a man's wives could be won or lost through wrestling. In these matches the two men would wrestle until one man conceded and the winner would take the women back to his tent.
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Written by, Matthew Swanson