8 CHEPEWYANS. 



of the tribes he encountered in his journey over 

 the barren grounds, that I could add little of 

 importance ; I shall, therefore, restrict my remarks 

 to the Dog-ribs and Hare Indians, who resorted to 

 Fort Franklin and Fort Confidence during my 

 residences on Great Bear Lake. 



These people possess more regular features than 

 the Eskimos, with, at the same time, a greater 

 variety among individuals, many of whom have 

 good profiles. Taken as a whole, they exhibit 

 all the characteristics which we observe in the 

 red races dwelling further south ; but their in- 

 attention to personal appearance, want of cleanli- 

 ness, and their abject behaviour, give them a very 

 inferior aspect, particularly when in the company 

 of white people. For they possess the whine and 

 air of accomplished beggars, and their solicitations 

 are constant as long as they have any hope of gain. 

 The women are inferior to the men in height, fea- 

 tures, and care of their dress ; for, dirty as the 

 men generally are, they do paint their faces and 

 wear ornaments on festive occasions, while few of 

 the women take so much trouble. Most of the 

 latter, however, are tatooed on the chin, or at the 

 angles of the mouth. 



The clothing of the men in summer is rein-deer 

 leather, dressed like shammy, and is beautifully 

 white and soft when newly made. A shirt of this 



