Glossary

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Tallow

Animal fat fed to sled dogs, usually as an energy supplement on day-long trips.

Tanning The process of converting raw hide to clothing fabric i.e leather.

Tea dance

A dance of most northern Aboriginal People involving a circle of dancers who move side-by-side to the rhythm of drums.

Thong

A narrow strip of hide used as a fastener or lash made from the tanned hides of moose, deer, caribou or elk.

Trading post A centrally located store that trades groceries and trapline supplies for furs and cash.

Traces

Leather straps by which dogs pulled a toboggan.

Travois French Canadian traders coined the term that refers to a sled attached to a harness on the back of a dog or horse. The Plains Cree used the travois to carry goods, children or Elders while moving about the plains in search of buffalo.

Tree line

The separation between forested land and barren land.

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