The Slave are a group of people who lived in the Americas, primarily in Canada and the northeastern United States. They hunted game and fished, and used the animal skins for clothing, fringes, and ornaments. In the summer, they lived in brush-covered tepees, while in the winter, they inhabited rectangular pole huts. The Slave were also believed to have a life after death, and their deathbed confession of sins was believed to prolong their life.
The Slave Indians consumed waterfowl in great quantity, especially in the months of August and September. They killed these birds with shotguns when on the wing or with clubs if they were flightless. As a result, waterfowl flesh provided the Slave Indians with an important source of protein. In 1966, a band of Slave Indians in northern Alberta consumed 0.6 pounds of waterfowl flesh per person daily.
In 1676, a small band of Slave Indians in northern Alberta began monitoring the consumption of waterfowl. They hunted these birds with shotguns and clubs when they were flightless, and killed them with knives. These waterfowl were the main source of protein for the Slave Indians. They consumed an average of 0.6 pounds of flesh per person per day, and this practice eventually led to their eventual demise as enslaved people.
