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The Gwich'in (sometimes rendered as '''Kutchin''' or '''Gwitchin'''), literally "one who dwells", are a First Nations / Native American people who live in the northwestern part of North America mostly above the Arctic Circle . The Gwich'in were also known by the French name of '''Loucheux''' or '''Loucheaux''' in historical documents, as well as the '''Tukudh''' used by missionaries. Many Gwich'in speak their Indigenous Gwich'in Language . Caribou is traditionally a major component of their diet. Many Gwich'in people are dependent on the Porcupine Caribou Herd which calves on the coastal plain in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Gwich'in people have been very active in protesting and lobbying against the possibility of oil drilling in the ANWR. There are approximately 7,000 Gwich'in in 15 small communities in the Northwest Territories and the Yukon Territory of Canada , and in northern Alaska . Gwich'in communities include:
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