Subarctic region

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The Subarctic region is a vast, cold, forested area of North America stretching across Alaska and Canada, characterized by boreal forests, long winters, and the traditional territories of many Indigenous peoples.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
geographical region
biome boreal forest
taiga
characterizedBy boreal forest
cold climate
coniferous forests
long winters
short summers
climateType subarctic climate
continent North America
culturalPractice seasonal migration for hunting
use of birchbark canoes
use of snowshoes
economicActivity fishing
forestry
mining
subsistence hunting
trapping
hasIndigenousInhabitants Athabaskan-speaking peoples
Cree peoples
Dene peoples
Gwichʼin
linked to: Gwich’in

Innu peoples
Métis
hasSeasonalFeature permafrost in some areas
snow cover for much of the year
hasWildlife bears
caribou
lynx
migratory birds
moose
wolves
languageFamilySpoken Algonquian languages
Athabaskan languages
locatedIn Alaska
Canada
northOf temperate forest zone
partOf circumpolar region
southOf Arctic region
traditionalTerritoryOf Athabaskan-speaking peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples

Cree peoples
Dene peoples
Gwichʼin
linked to: Gwich’in

Innu peoples
vegetationType fir forests
larch forests
lichens
mosses
spruce forests

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

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Northern Athabaskan languages spokenOn Subarctic region
Northern Athabaskan languages region Subarctic North America
linked to: Subarctic region
Cree peoples traditionalTerritory Subarctic Canada
linked to: Subarctic region
Cree peoples culturalRegion Subarctic cultural area
linked to: Subarctic region
Woods Cree region Subarctic Canada
linked to: Subarctic region
Nunivak Cupik culturalRegion Subarctic
linked to: Subarctic region
Moose Cree culturalRegion Subarctic culture area
linked to: Subarctic region
Algonquian peoples historicalRange Canadian Subarctic
linked to: Subarctic region
Chippewa culturalArea Subarctic cultural area
linked to: Subarctic region
Algic geographicDistribution Subarctic North America
linked to: Subarctic region
Nēhiyawēwin region Subarctic Canada
linked to: Subarctic region
Ininīmowin region Subarctic North America
linked to: Subarctic region
Dene peoples ethnographicRegion Subarctic
linked to: Subarctic region
Dene peoples culturalRegion North American Subarctic
linked to: Subarctic region
Matonabbee region Subarctic Canada
linked to: Subarctic region