koriacks

Updated: May 1, 2025

Before the expeditions of the Russians to Kamtschatka, the inhabitants were acquainted only with the neighbouring Koriacks and Tchuktchi. They had also acquired some knowledge of Japan, from a Japanese ship wrecked on their coast. They acknowledged no chief, but lived in perfect independence, which they considered as their highest good.

Otto von Kotzebue - A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2