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The Inuit and Tsimshian are two linguistic families of Canada. Many Native groups are part of these two families. Here is a brief description of both:
- Understanding the Eskaleut
- Brief Description (Main differences)
- Geographic Info of the Inuit
- Geographic Info of the Tsimshian
- Origin Story
-Bibliography
The traditional account of the Inuit and Tsimshian people is that the trickster in the form of Raven created the world. When the water forced the ground up from the deep, Raven stabbed it with his beak and fixed it into place. This first land was just big enough for a single house occupied by a single family: a man, his wife and their son, Raven who had fixed the land. The father had a bladder hanging over his bed. After much pleading by Raven the father allowed the boy to play with it. While playing Raven damaged the bladder and light appeared. The father not wanting to have light always shining took the bladder from the boy before he could damage it further. This is the origin of day and night.
Population: (bef.) 5 500 (aft.) 10 000
Travelling Method: Mostly by long canoes.
Food: The Tsimshian have traditionally obtained food through fishing (halibut and salmon) and hunting (seals, sea lions and sea otters).
Clothing: Made from animal skins fur, mountain goat wool, tanned skins and cedar bark for clothing. Hats made of spruce roots and cedar bark kept the rain off the head
Population: (bef.) Unknown (aft.)60 000
Nomadic/Sedentary: Nomadic
Traveling Method: Sleds made of animal bones and skin pulled over the snow and ice by dogs.
Food: The traditional diet consisted of almost entirely meat. Inuit fished and hunted to get their food. Whales, walruses, seals, fish were quite common
Clothing: Made from animal skins and fur. Boots were also made from animal skins. Large, thick coats with big hoods called “parkas” were worn as an outer layer.
Lifestyle: Traditional storytelling, mythology, and dancing remain important parts of the culture. Family and community are very important. The Inuktitut language is still spoken in many areas of the Arctic and is common on radio and on television.
http://www.languagegeek.com/tsimshian/smalgyax.html
Lived in the Arctic Regions of Canada
The Tsimshian language family is divided into four dialect groups:
Northern Tsimshian (spoken along the lower Skeena River)
Southern Tsimshian (south of the Skeena River)
Gitksan (upper Skeena River)
Nisga'a (Nass River).