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dog pemmican

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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inferior pemmican prepared for use as dog-feed.

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1852

At 2 A.M. we came to the depot at Point Separation, where the dogs did get a feed of the small quantity of "dog pemmican" that had been left there for our return.

1915

Kanneyuk and her cousin Kesullik freighted some blubber and my dog-pemmican towards the shore in preparation for a migration the following day.

1956

After a few weeks' experience . . . the men exchanged their ration for the "dog pemmican," and the dogs got the "cake" variety.