Chukchee
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Chukchees,
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Chukchee
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Then the Chukchee Indians swooped down on his caravans, stampeded the pack horses, scuttled the goods, and Baranof was a bankrupt.
From Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
"Otowaka! is that you?" he cried at last, when an old Chukchee, thin and pale, came out, leading a little boy by the hand.
From More Tales by Polish Authors by Various
"I will give it you directly, but I want it first for that dog whom I have chased like a hare all over the country," Kituwia calmly answered in Chukchee.
From More Tales by Polish Authors by Various
Their voyages are of a mercantile character, the Chukchee buying at the Russian towns and selling his goods among the Esquimaux.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Thomas Wallace Knox
"Your fame will spread among the Chukchee; you will have no peace now," Buza said to Stefan in the hall.
From More Tales by Polish Authors by Various
The Chukchees use a pipe similar to those of the Eskimo, but with a much larger and shorter stem.
From Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce by E. R. Billings
Northeast of Ghijiga is the country of the Chukchees, a people formerly hostile to the Koriaks.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Thomas Wallace Knox
The Chukchees and Koriaks are creditable workers in metals and ivory.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Thomas Wallace Knox
I heard that several copies of American illustrated papers were circulating among the Chukchees, who handled them with great care.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Thomas Wallace Knox
Among the Chukchees a deer can be purchased for a pound of tobacco, but the price increases as one travels southward.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Thomas Wallace Knox
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