At this point in the writing, the flashback came to an end, and the many Indigenous tribes of North America's northwest coast had finally all been covered! The reason this section was written in such detail was not only to introduce the natural features along Alaska's coast, but even more to introduce each of the Indigenous tribes along the shoreline. Describing these Indigenous tribes that had vanished into history was precisely this author's original intention in writing!
From Vancouver Long Island northward along the coast, the Indigenous tribes that appeared in order were:
1. The Snuneymuxw of Vancouver Long Island (Siuslaw), a small fishing-and-hunting tribe, extremely loose-knit, with relatively tall builds.
2. The Heiltsuk of Canada's west coast (Heiltsuk), a small fishing-and-hunting tribe, a southward-migrating tribe, loose-knit and good at fighting, with relatively tall builds.
3. The Tsimshian of the archipelago coast (Tsimshian), a fishing-and-hunting tribe, a southward-migrating tribe, connected with the inland, with relatively tall builds.
4. The Haida of Haida Island (Haida), a small fishing-and-hunting tribe, an island tribe, outstanding in handicrafts, with relatively tall builds.
5. The Tlingit around the Juneau Gold Mining District (Tlingit), a fishing-and-hunting tribe, a matrilineal clan society, skilled in fur processing, with tall and large builds.
6. The Eyak People of Alaska's east coast (Eyak), a small fishing-and-hunting tribe, at the foot of the snowy mountains, with tall and large builds.
7. The Sugpiaq of Alaska's central and western coast (Sugpiaq), a fishing-and-hunting and nomadic-hunting tribe, distributed through the mountains, with tall and large builds.
8. The Unangax of the Aleutian Islands (Unangax), a small fishing-and-hunting tribe, occupying the island chain, with extremely tall and large builds.
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