'Thou, Gowhee, hast a wife and children and a deerskin lodge in the Chipewyan. From Wordnik.com. [The Wisdom of the Trail] Reference
Cree and Chipewyan natives gained ascendancy and integrated with European settlers. From Wordnik.com. [Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada] Reference
They speak a language distinct from the Chipewyan. From Wordnik.com. [The Journey to the Polar Sea] Reference
Jasper wore the snow-shoes peculiar to the Chipewyan. From Wordnik.com. [Away in the Wilderness] Reference
Chipewyan camp was attacked, and the people slaughtered. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Fur Traders] Reference
Fort Chipewyan for more goods, and will spend the winter here. From Wordnik.com. [The Pioneers] Reference
Great Slave Lake; we were also accompanied by a Chipewyan woman. From Wordnik.com. [The Journey to the Polar Sea] Reference
At Chipewyan the Wolves, reinforced by large bands from the Barren. From Wordnik.com. [The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake] Reference
She turned to her work and began talking to the others in Chipewyan. From Wordnik.com. [The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake] Reference
In 1812 the Chipewyan population, according to Kennicott, was 7,500. From Wordnik.com. [The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake] Reference
There was no good reason why we should not leave Chipewyan in three hours. From Wordnik.com. [The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake] Reference
He talked in English, French, and Cree, and knew a good deal of Chipewyan. From Wordnik.com. [The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake] Reference
Black Meat at Chipewyan, but they differed in their descriptions of the coast. From Wordnik.com. [The Journey to the Polar Sea] Reference
The Chipewyan calender is divided in two seasons -- dog season and canoe season. From Wordnik.com. [The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake] Reference
So when the tug left us Bellalise refunded his advance and returned to Chipewyan. From Wordnik.com. [The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake] Reference
Sousi, by the way, is Chipewyan for Joseph, and this man's name was Joseph Beaulieu. From Wordnik.com. [The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake] Reference
We formed four relays, and all worked in turn all night through, arriving at Chipewyan. From Wordnik.com. [The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake] Reference
If men were seen at a distance and a Chipewyan was asked who those persons were he would answer. From Wordnik.com. [The Journey to the Polar Sea] Reference
Chipewyan, all offer historic illustrations in point, and many others could be found for the list. From Wordnik.com. [The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake] Reference
Chipewyan was Billy Loutit's home, and the family gave a dance in honour of the wanderer's return. From Wordnik.com. [The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake] Reference
Fort Chipewyan were also greater than concentrations in the Athabasca River upstream of development. From Wordnik.com. [canada.com Top Stories] Reference
While travelling across country he ran short of provisions but fortunately came to a Chipewyan lodge. From Wordnik.com. [The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake] Reference
The Chipewyan dialects are peculiarly rasping, clicking, and guttural, especially when compared with Cree. From Wordnik.com. [The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake] Reference
The second occasion was in 1905, within three miles of Chipewyan, and, as before, about the middle of May. From Wordnik.com. [The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake] Reference
Sousi understood French and had some English, but the others professed ignorance of everything but Chipewyan. From Wordnik.com. [The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake] Reference
At Fort Resolution I met the Jesuit fathers and got the desired chance of learning about the Chipewyan script. From Wordnik.com. [The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake] Reference
Dogrib dog entering the Yellow-knife or Chipewyan part of the camp is immediately set upon by all the residents. From Wordnik.com. [The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake] Reference
We left Chipewyan at 6.15; at 11.15 camped below the Peace on Great Slave River, and bade farewell to the steamer. From Wordnik.com. [The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake] Reference
Fort McKay was the last point at which we saw the Chipewyan style of teepee, and the first where the Cree appeared. From Wordnik.com. [The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake] Reference
But there is one remarkable circumstance that impressed me more and more -- practically every Chipewyan reads and writes his own language. From Wordnik.com. [The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake] Reference
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