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or iroD ; and for fishing, spears tipped with bone. 

 They also catch fish with nets and lines. All were 

 armed with knives, which they either keep in their 

 hand, or thrust up the sleeve of their shirt. They 

 had received from the Loucheux Indians some account 

 of the destructive effi ■• ins. The dress of the 



women differed from that of the men only in their 

 wearing wide trowsers, and in the Bize of their hoods, 

 which do not fit close to the head, but are made large, 

 for the purpose of receiving their children. These 

 are ornamented with Btripes of different colored skins, 

 and round the top U I a band of wolf s hair, 



made to stand erect. Their own black hair is eery 

 tastefully turned up from behind to the top of the 

 head, and tied by strings of white and blue beads, or 

 cords of white deerskin. It is divided in front, so as 

 to form on each side a thick tail, to which are append- 

 ed strings of beads thai reach to the waist. The 

 women were from four feet and a half to four and 

 three-quarters high, and generally fat. Some of the 

 younger females, and the children, were pretty. The 



lady whose portrait adorns this work, was mightily 



pleased at being selected by Lieutenant Back for his 



sketch, and testified herjoy by smiles and many jumps. 



The men, when sitting for their portraits, were more 



sedate, though ool less pleased, than the females ; 



Borne of them remarked tlnrt they were not ban: 



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