Gwich'in
The Gwich'in (sometimes rendered as Kutchin or Gwitchin), literally "one who dwells", are a First Nation people who live in the northern part of North America. The Gwich'in people were also known by the French name of Loucheux or Loucheaux in historical documents, as well as the Tukudh mentioned by missionaries.
There are approximately 7,000 Gwich'in in 15 small villages in the Northwest Territories and the Yukon Territory of Canada, and in northern Alaska.
The Gwich'in language is an Athabaskan tongue used principally in the towns of Inuvik, Aklavik, Fort McPherson, and Tsiigehtchic (formerly Arctic Red River) all in the Northwest Territories; as well as Old Crow, Yukon; Beaver, Circle, Fort Yukon, Chalkyitsik, Birch Creek, Arctic Village, and Venetie, Alaska.
Caribou is traditionally a major component of their diet.