The annual Caribou run was a much anticipated but diminishing source of meat and hide, as the herds that came this far South were no longer dependable.  The men did the hunting while the women did the tanning. The saliva softened leather mukluks the women produced were often decorated with intricate beadwork done by the men and sold to the Hudson's Bay Co. Some of the men would hire out as hunting guides for American Moose Hunters. The Chip people regarded the bear as another human form, and did not sanction the killing of this animal unless a specific bear posed a threat to the community.

At the end of each week there was a Dance that was attended by almost everyone from eight to eighty with live music and modern PA equipment. Those who did not attend were either too sick to attend or not allowed to attend because they had been drinking.  Everyone danced with everyone else of the opposite sex. It was not polite to turn anyone down when asked for a dance.  Women were just as likely to cut-in on a dancing couple as men.  There was no age discrimination at all, during the coarse of an evening everyone had danced with both children and elderly partners. Who left with whom was a matter of social significance for the rest of the week. Someone told me that if the same couple left the dance together three weeks in a row, everyone knew they were to be married.