The region was first occupied 11,000 years ago by people entering from different regions, coastal dwellers came south from Alaska and north from southern Oregon. Groups followed the major rivers that flowed west into the Pacific. Ideally a village consisted of several separate houses, fish-drying racks, food, raw materials, and sweathouses. They inhabit the forest areas between the Great Bear and Great Slave lakes in the Northwest Territories. They lived in skin covered tents or sometimes in lodges often made from cedar.
Traditionally, the Dogrib fished and hunted, subsisting on caribou, which were trapped or speared. Moose, rabbits, fish, and water birds were also important foods. Dogrib hunters used bows and arrows, spears, snares, deadfalls and harpoons. Fishermen use nets and basket traps. They hunted Mountain goats and sheep, deer, moose, bear, elk and fish. They used natural resources such as red cedar trees, the forests, mountains, and rivers. Sledgehammers for splitting wood were made out of stone. In war, Dogrib men used their bows or fought with war clubs. Today, Dogrib tribes have their own government, laws, police, and services, just like a small country. However, the Dogribs are also Canadian citizens and must obey Canadian law. …show more content…
The chief enemies of the Dogrib were the Cree, Chipewyan, and Yellowknife. In the early 1700s, when goods such as guns and tools made their way across the Northwest Territory. This event sparked hostilities, and warfare broke out sometime around 1760. During the conflict among the Dene peoples, the fur traders were attempting to secure direct trade with the Yellowknife and Dogrib. This caused objections from the Cree and Chipewyan, from which they reacted, "sometimes violently". The Dogrib still rivals with the Cree, Chipewyan, and
Traditionally, the Dogrib fished and hunted, subsisting on caribou, which were trapped or speared. Moose, rabbits, fish, and water birds were also important foods. Dogrib hunters used bows and arrows, spears, snares, deadfalls and harpoons. Fishermen use nets and basket traps. They hunted Mountain goats and sheep, deer, moose, bear, elk and fish. They used natural resources such as red cedar trees, the forests, mountains, and rivers. Sledgehammers for splitting wood were made out of stone. In war, Dogrib men used their bows or fought with war clubs. Today, Dogrib tribes have their own government, laws, police, and services, just like a small country. However, the Dogribs are also Canadian citizens and must obey Canadian law. …show more content…
The chief enemies of the Dogrib were the Cree, Chipewyan, and Yellowknife. In the early 1700s, when goods such as guns and tools made their way across the Northwest Territory. This event sparked hostilities, and warfare broke out sometime around 1760. During the conflict among the Dene peoples, the fur traders were attempting to secure direct trade with the Yellowknife and Dogrib. This caused objections from the Cree and Chipewyan, from which they reacted, "sometimes violently". The Dogrib still rivals with the Cree, Chipewyan, and