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VOL. 80 



branched off from the Beaver tribe some time before 1790 have de- 

 clined rapidly almost since first known. 



1670 1906 



Eskimo — a. Baffin Land, Franklin District 6,000 1,100 



b. Western Franklin District 6,000 1,400 



. c. Yukon Territory 2,200 1,000 



d. Mackenzie District 4,800 1,300 



e. Northern Keewatin District 3.000 700 



/. Southampton Island, Keewatin Dist 300 Extinct 



Kutchin tribes- — a. Yukon Territory (Voen K., Tukkuth 



K., Tutcone K.) 2.200 1,700 



b. Mackenzie D. (Thetlet K., Nakotco- 



ondjig K., Kwitqak K.) 800 



Sheep (Esbathaotinne), Mackenzie Dist., etc 300 



Mountain Inds., Mauvais Monde (Etquaotinne) Macken- 

 zie Dist., etc 400 



Nehane tribes of Yukon Ter., etc. (excl. those of 



British Columbia) 



Hare 



Dogrib 



Slave 



Yellow-knife 



f 



'Mackenzie District < 



800 



750 



1,250 



1,250 



430 



Beaver, Athabaska Dist. and B. C 1,250 



Chipewyan, etc., Athabaska and Mackenzie Dist., etc 2,250 



Caribou-eaters, Athabaska and Keewatin Dist 1,250 



Sarsi, Alberta Prov 700 



' Saskatchewan 5,300 ; " 



Cree & Muskegon (Swampy Cree) 



Manitoba 4,000 : 

 Alberta 1,680; 



Athabaska 1,220; 

 Keewatin 2,000. 



'15,000 



600 

 200 



250 



600 

 450 

 850 

 850 

 250 

 700 

 1,520 

 900 

 200 



14,200 



50,950 



28,770 



BRITISH COLUMBIA 



The pre.sent population of British Columbia, including Vancouver 

 Island, is about 25,000, as compared with an original population of 

 about 86,000, at the period of earliest disturbance shortly after 1780, 

 being a decrease of about 70 per cent. This is a very conservative esti- 

 mate, authorities generally putting the original population much higher, 

 and Hill-Tout estimating it as at least 125,000. The estimate of 

 the Hudson Bay Company officers makes it approximately 41,000 in 

 1857, exclusive of the Nootka tribes of Vancouver Island, which 

 would probably make about 6,000 more, or a total of about 47,000 

 some 50 years ago. 



