Gwitchin

plural Gwitchins

1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of Gwich'in.

   Oil interests threaten the Porcupine caribou herd -- the lifeblood of the Gwitchin people.

   1999, Raymond J. Parker, “A Natural Resource”, in Nature Canada, volumes 28-29, page 3

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   It supported thirty souls in its peak years, most of them named Johansen for the Norwegian stampeder who settled there in 1906 with his Gwitchin bride.

   2009, Dana Stabenow, Whisper to the Blood, →ISBN, page 162

   The hunting of caribou in the Porcupine herd is particularly important for the Gwitchin people, who live in settlements throughout the habitat of the caribou, including in the south of ANWR.

   2012, Richard J. Smith, Negotiating Environment and Science, →ISBN, page 62

1. alternativeAlternative form of Gwich'in.