Editing Chipewyan (section)

== Culture ==
{{Indigenous Peoples of Canada}}
{{Main|Chipewyan language}}
The Chipewyan used to be largely nomadic, organized into small bands and temporarily lived in [[Tipi|tepees]]. They wore one-piece pants and [[moccasin]] outfits. However, their nomadic lifestyle began to erode in 1717 when they encountered English settlers. The Chipewyan subsequently became important in the [[subarctic]] trade by [[Fur trade|exchanging furs and hides]] for metal tools, guns and cloth.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Human: The Definitive Visual Guide|publisher=[[DK (publisher)|Dorling Kindersley]]|year=2004|isbn=0-7566-0520-2|editor-last=Winston|editor-first=Robert|location=New York|pages=353}}</ref>

Modern Chipewyan are either fluidly sedentary or semi-nomadic in lifestyle. Many still practice their traditional lifestyle for subsistence including fishing or caribou hunting although this process is modernized with the use of modern nets, tools, transportation and more.<ref name=":0" />