b CHEPEWYANS. 



the Kolushes also called the Eskimo Kadyakers 

 with whom they warred " slaves." To the south of 

 the Athabascans, a number of Tinne frequent the 

 upper part of the Missinipi, where they mingle 

 with the Crees, and in common with them trade 

 with the posts on Lac la Konge and Isle a la 

 Crosse. (See Vol. I. p. 91.) The Sarsis or Circees, 

 who live near the Rocky Mountains, between the 

 sources of the Athabasca and Saskatchewan Rivers, 

 are said to be likewise of the 'Tinne stock. 



Between the Peace River and the west branch 

 of the Mackenzie are the Beaver Indians, who take 

 their name from an affluent of the latter. Their 

 dialect is reported to be softer than that of the other 

 'Tinne, having probably been modified by their 

 intercourse with the Crees of the prairies. Other 

 tribes on the mountain branch of the Mackenzie 

 differ somewhat either in language or manners 

 from the eastern part of the nation, and have 

 peculiar designations. The Noli'hanne inhabit the 

 angle between that branch, and the great bend of 

 the trunk of the' river, and are neighbours of the 

 Beaver Indians. Higher up are the ' ' Dtcha-ta-ut- 

 ' 'tinne, "Mountain Indians" or " Strong-bows," who 

 keep to the ranges of the Rocky Mountains, and the 

 Tsilla-ta-ut- tinne, or " Brushwood-people." 



Between the trunk of the Mackenzie, on the 

 65th parallel, and the Rocky Mountain ranges, 



