Chipewyan Indians

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Chipewyan Indians

• Alejandro Mendez
• Dan Ramirez Elementary

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Rocky Boy

• Rocky Boy's provides a home for about 2,500
  members of the Chippewa-Cree tribe.
• The name "Rocky Boy" was derived from the name of
  a leader of a band of Chippewa Indians. It
  actually meant "Stone Child," but it was not
  translated correctly from Chippewa into English,
  and Rocky Boy" evolved.

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Chipewyan Flag

• An embroidered eagle with a fish in its talons
  soars above a scenic backdrop in the Chipewyan
  block, obtained through Rita Catholic. Chipewyan
  spirituality tells how the eagle carries the
  prayers of the people to the Great Spirit. Eagle
  feathers are given to honor unselfish acts of
  compassion and generosity. Each corner features a
  stitched flower, with flattened porcupine quill
  petals, linked by flowing curved lines accented
  with delicate beadwork, creating a frame for the
  piece.

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Chipewyan Weapons

• The Aboriginals of the region made ground stone
  knives and axes as well as stone adzes.
• Most of the primary tools expected in a Sub
  arctic Aboriginal culture occurred in the
  lowlands area bone awls, sewing needles (with
  tubular needle cases of hollow bird bone), bone
  fleshers, skin scrapers, and beaver tooth chisels.

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Chipewyan Homes

• The Chipewyan were a tribe of Native North
  Americans who hunted caribou in Canada.
• They ranged through the southern parts of what
  are now Nunavut and Northwest Territories and the
  northern parts of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and
  Manitoba