traditional semisubterranean dwelling of North American Arctic and subarctic peoples
Cross section of a traditional semisubterranean dwelling of North American Arctic and subarctic peoples.
Deg Xinag
people
Also known as: Deg Hit’an, Ingalik
Deg Xinag, Athabaskan-speaking North American Indian tribe of interior Alaska, in the basins of the upper Kuskokwim and lower Yukon rivers. Their region is mountainous, with both woodlands and tundra, and is fairly rich in fish, caribou, bear, moose, and other game on which the Deg Xinag traditionally subsisted—fish, fresh or dried, being central to their diet. Before colonization, Deg Xinag and Eskimo technology were somewhat similar: the Deg Xinag wore parkas and trousers, built semisubterranean sod houses, and used harpoons, spear throwers, and other weapons like those of the Eskimo. However, in most ways the traditional Deg Xinag were ...(100 of 317 words)