Indigenous peoples of the Subarctic

This region includes the interior of Alaska, the Western Subarctic or western Canadian Shield and Mackenzie River drainage area, the Eastern Subarctic or Eastern Canadian Shield, and most of Fennoscandia, Northwestern Russia and Siberia.

In North America, items such as babiche bags are made of caribou and deer rawhide.

After introduction by Asians and Europeans, glass beads became popular and are sewn into floral designs.

[citation needed] In the Sami culture of Scandinavia, reindeer husbandry has traditionally played an important role.

One of the largest groups is the Nenets people, who practice nomadic herding, migrating long distances each year (up to 1,000 km annually) between their summer and winter pastures.