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(1898, page 181) describes a Dogrib specimen that had only three cones 
and a peace of leather. The scoring was as follows: for the leather, one 
point; first cone, five points; first and second cones, ten points; all three, 
fifteen points; and for the second and third cones only, twenty points. 
Keith (1890, II, page 108) speaks of a game in imitation of dice, but 
only says that it was performed in a dish with a few eagle or bear claws. 
This is probably the same game that King saw at Resolution. He des- 
cribed it (King, 1836, vol. II, page 177) as 
“a sort of dice of the claws of a bear, cut flat at their large end, into which a small quantity 
of lead is introduced; lines are then traced thereon, and in playing, the manner m wh'ch 
they happen to alight on the barken dish or platter indicates the number of counters the 
player is to receive from his adversary, those that remain in an erect position reckoning 
the most.” 
This game has not been seen recently on Great Bear lake. 
Bow-and-arrow shooting and wrestling are occasionally indulged in 
by the Satudene today. The former having been such an important 
factor in the economic life of the people, that practice became an essential 
and natural pastime. Wrestling probably did not hold such an important 
place among the Satudene, however, as it did among some Alaskan tribes. 
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION 
The Family . The family is the fundamental unit of Satudene society. 
The members of a family share the same shelter, have a common larder, 
and to some degree use the same tools and equipment. Often two closely 
related families will live in the same tent, and hunting and trapping rela- 
tionships are generally based on family affinity. The relationship of 
individuals is extremely friendly and they seldom proceed to violence in 
their disagreements. There is very little authority exercised by anyone 
and the people are more often amused than offended by any individual 
variation of social usage, as long as tribal traditions are not flaunted. 
The members of the f amity have considerable regard for each other but 
their affection is understood rather than indicated in a way which is obvious 
to the observer. Their treatment of guests is misunderstood easily by 
strangers, since they are not accustomed to the courtesy of offering food 
and shelter. Among themselves it is taken for granted. A feeling of 
nervousness towards strangers is apt to be more deep than apparent, 
but to deny them a very real sense of hospitality would be ungracious. 
The people rise rather early in the morning, and after eating and drinking, 
go to the fish net. There are now generally meals at noon and at night, 
but the older custom of eating when hungry shows itself in their aptitude 
for drinking tea and eating dry fish or dry meat off and on during their 
waking hours. The Indians, especially the men, take a refined enjoyment 
in spending a great deal of time in reclining, contemplation, and smoking. 
Sexual Division of Labour. The sexual division of labour as it formerly 
existed is difficult to judge by conditions today. The position of the 
women was often described as miserable because of the work that they 
were obliged to perform. Richardson's account of the Hare Indians, 
taken from his observations during the first half of the nineteenth century 
(Richardson, 1852, page 249), is interesting in this light: 
In early infancy the boy discovers that he may show any amount of arrogance towards 
bis sisters, who as soon as they can walk are harnessed to a sledge, and inured betimes to 
