Dene People Research Paper

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Dene- DEN-a
Inuit-In-yu-it

Do you know about the Dene people? The Dene is a tribe of athabaskan speaking people that live in the crisp winds of the Northwest Territories of Canada.The Dene people live in the subarctic regions, it drops temperature very quickly, an unprepared person will die if it is cold enough.The Dene are very prepared and interesting, the Dene can survive and hunt in this type of evironment.

The Dene was one of the few tribes that have survived the harsh winters and circumstances of the glacial regions(northwest territories) of Canada. Do you know about the Dene? The Dene people were subarctic Canadian people, while innumerable people think that the glacial regions of the Northwest territories were inhabited, that is not the case.Countless tribes live there except there is one that has
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For example, the Dene would travel in groups of 500-600 to migrate for both food and the girls entering puberty. These are clear facts about the Dene and their religions traditions and how they go there. The Dene people are very interesting for example, the Dene people did not use the ordinary teepee, instead they used a dome type of shelter that could be easily taken down and set up. It also is better than a teepee because it is more stable and is less harmful to the environment. While the Dene and the Inuit are very different they are also similar in some ways because the Dene and the Inuit are both a Canadian First Nation.

The Dene and Inuit are very different but similar as well. The Inuit and the Dene are very different in many things such as their shelter. The Inuit used teepees while the Dene used easier to carry domes.But they can also be similar in ways, the Inuit and Dene are first nation tribes. The Dene lived in the subarctic while the Inuit lived in the arctic AND subarctic. We learn about the past like this because then we can learn about our mistakes and improve what will we

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