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dene wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 location 2 ethnography 3 notable dene 4 see also 5 footnotes 6 references 7 sources 8 further reading 9 external links toggle the table of contents dene 14 languages azərbaycanca català esperanto español français italiano 日本語 한국어 кырык мары nederlands occitan русский türkçe 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikiquote wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia indigenous people in northern canada for the diné people native to the southwestern us see navajo for other uses see dene disambiguation people dene country denendeh gahwié got iné a sahtú north slavey people of canada part of a series on indigenous peoples in canada first nations inuit métis history timeline pre colonization genetics settler colonialism genocide schools hospitals denialism reconciliation politics indigenous law british columbia treaty process crown and indigenous peoples health policy idle no more indian act indigenous and northern affairs canada land back land claims land defender land title missing and murdered indigenous women numbered treaties royal commission self government specific claims treaty rights genocide case law organizations politics culture art indigenous cultures indigenous personalities country food music demographics indian reserves ab fn métis atlantic ca bc mb on qc sk territories pacific coast linguistics indigenous languages inuit languages chinuk wawa indigenous english dialects napa aboriginal syllabics chinuk pipa inuit grammar religions traditional beliefs inuit religion index index of articles indigenous first nations inuit métis stubs indigenous north americas canada portal v t e the dene people ˈ d ɛ n eɪ are an indigenous group of first nations who inhabit the northern boreal subarctic and arctic regions of canada the dene speak northern athabaskan languages and it is the common athabaskan word for people 1 the term dene has two uses most commonly dene is used narrowly to refer to the athabaskan speakers of the northwest territories in canada who form the dene nation the chipewyan denesuline tłı̨chǫ dogrib yellowknives t atsaot ine slavey deh gah got ine or deh cho sahtu sahtúot ine and gwichʼin dinjii zhuh 2 a dene is sometimes also used to refer to all northern athabaskan speakers who are spread in a wide range all across alaska and northern canada b the dene people are known for their oral storytelling 3 location edit dene are spread through a wide region they live in the mackenzie valley south of the inuvialuit and can be found west of nunavut their homeland reaches to western yukon and the northern part of british columbia alberta saskatchewan manitoba alaska and the southwestern united states 3 4 dene were the first people to settle in what is now the northwest territories in northern canada historically there were ethnic feuds between the dene and the inuit one such feud was recounted by english explorer samuel hearne in 1771 as the bloody falls massacre where a band of chipewyan and copper indian dene men ambushed and killed 20 inuit camped by the mount of the coppermine river in 1996 dene and inuit representatives participated in a healing ceremony at bloody falls to reconcile the centuries old grievances 5 6 behchokǫ̀ northwest territories is the largest dene community in canada ethnography edit this section needs more citations please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed find sources dene news newspapers books scholar jstor july 2023 learn how and when to remove this message the various dene subdivisions including the sahtu north slavey tłı̨chǫ dogrib gwichʼin and others flag of the tłı̨chǫ symbol with four teepees signifies the four communities of the tłı̨chǫ nation behchokǫ̀ gamèti whatì and wekweètì the dene include six main groups 2 chipewyan denesuline living east of great slave lake and including the sayisi dene living at tadoule lake manitoba tłı̨chǫ dogrib living between great slave and great bear lakes yellowknives t atsaot ine living north of great slave lake slavey deh gah got ine or deh cho living southwest of great slave lake and into alberta and british columbia sahtu sahtúot ine including the locheux nahanni and bear lake peoples living along the mackenzie river deh cho near great bear lake gwichʼin dinjii zhuh in the gwich in settlement region although the above named groups are what the term dene usually refers to in modern usage other groups who consider themselves dene include tsuutʼina tsuu t ina 7 a k a the sarcee currently located near calgary alberta the dane zaa danezaa dunne za or tsattine of northeastern british columbia and neighbouring regions of northwestern alberta the tahltan kaska dena and sekani peoples of the northern area of the british columbia interior another group in this region the tsetsaut lived in the portland canal area of the northernmost bc coast near the border with alaska they are now extinct citation needed the dakelh carrier peoples of the northern and central british columbia interior and the wetʼsuwetʼen a dakelh branch the tsilhqotʼin peoples of the eponymous chilcotin country of the central british columbia interior the extinct citation needed nicola athapaskans or stuwix strangers in the shuswap language migrated south from northern bc into the nicola valley region in the late 18th century and were absorbed into the nicola people an alliance of nlaka pamux and syilx okanagan peoples the tanana athabaskans and other peoples of yukon and alaska are also considered to be dene which is to say part of the family of athapaskan speaking peoples in 2005 elders from the dene people decided to join the unrepresented nations and peoples organization unpo seeking recognition for their ancestral cultural and land rights the largest population of chipewyan language dënesųłinë́ or dëne speakers live in the northern saskatchewan village of la loche and the adjoining clearwater river dene nation in 2011 the combined population was 3 389 people the dënesųłinë́ language is spoken by 89 of the residents 8 notable dene edit thanadelthur c 1697 5 february 1717 a woman of the chipewyan nation a guide and interpreter who was instrumental in forging a peace agreement between the chipewyan and the cree people ethel blondin andrew former mp for western arctic northwest territories georges erasmus national chief of the assembly of first nations 1985 1991 leela gilday canadian folk singer juno winner jimmy herman 1940 2013 actor dances with wolves matonabbee c 1737 1782 guide for samuel hearne s expedition to the coppermine river tahmoh penikett actor battlestar galactica and dollhouse eric schweig actor the last of the mohicans jim boucher politician businessman shannon smallwood justice of the supreme court of the northwest territories beʼsha blondin elder and founder of the arctic indigenous wellness foundation glen coulthard professor of indigenous studies and political science at the university of british columbia chelazon leroux drag performer model see also edit alaskan athabaskans alaskan dene tinneh athabaskan peoples of the interior of alaska apache inde southern athabaskan peoples cahto california athabaskan peoples eel river athapaskan peoples wailaki california athabaskan peoples galice language speakers oregon athabaskan chetco tolowa coquille tututni hupa california athabaskan peoples mattole california athabaskan peoples navajo nation diné southern athabaskan peoples footnotes edit the listed athabaskan tribes are the eastern group in jeff leer s classification citation needed but in keren rice s classification they part of the northwestern canada group citation needed southern athabaskan speakers also refer to themselves by similar words diné navajo and indé apache citation needed references edit sapir 1915 p 558 1 2 about us dene nation 21 january 2013 retrieved 11 july 2024 geographical conditions in denendeh have created the groups of people who make up the dene nation denesoline chipewyan tlicho dogrib deh gah got ine slavey k ashot ine hareskin and dinjii zhuh gwich in once called loucheux 1 2 dene the canadian encyclopedia retrieved 7 february 2025 first nations culture areas index the canadian museum of civilization archived from the original on 22 august 2009 cbc s david mclauchlin dies at 56 cbc news 26 may 2003 kugluk bloody falls territorial park hamlet of kugluktuk retrieved 7 june 2024 dene history tsuu t ina nation archived from the original on 8 march 2009 retrieved 4 january 2009 history of la loche portagelaloche la loche 2011 census 15 november 2012 sources edit sapir edward july september 1915 the na dene languages a preliminary report american anthropologist 17 3 534 558 doi 10 1525 aa 1915 17 3 02a00080 jstor 660504 further reading edit abel kerry m 1993 drum songs glimpses of dene history mcgill queen s studies in ethnic history vol 15 montreal quebec buffalo isbn 0 7735 0992 5 bielawski e 2004 rogue diamonds northern riches on dene land seattle washington university of washington press isbn 0 295 98419 8 holland lynda janvier celina hewitt larry 2002 the dene elders project stories and history from the west side la ronge saskatchewan holland dalby educational consulting isbn 0 921848 23 4 mackenzie alexander 1903 august 1902 voyages from montreal through the continent of north america to the frozen and pacific oceans in 1789 and 1793 vol i new york a s barnes co via project gutenberg mackenzie alexander 1903 august 1902 voyages from montreal through the continent of north america to the frozen and pacific oceans in 1789 and 1793 vol ii new york a s barnes co via project gutenberg marie suzan thompson judy 2002 dene spruce root basketry revival of a tradition mercury series hull quebec canadian museum of civilization isbn 0 660 18830 9 marie suzan thompson judy 2004 whadoo tehmi long ago people s packsack dene babiche bags tradition and revival mercury series gatineau quebec canadian museum of civilization isbn 0 660 19248 9 moore patrick wheelock angela 1990 wolverine myths and visions dene traditions from northern alberta studies in the anthropology of north american indians lincoln nebraska university of nebraska press isbn 0 8032 8161 7 ryan joan 1995 doing things the right way dene traditional justice in lac la martre n w t calgary alberta university of calgary press isbn 1 895176 62 x sharp henry s 2001 loon memory meaning and reality in a northern dene community lincoln nebraska university of nebraska press isbn 0 8032 4292 1 wake val 2008 white bird black bird charleston south carolina booksurge isbn 978 1 4392 0345 3 watkins mel 1977 dene nation the colony within toronto ontario university of toronto press isbn 0 8020 2264 2 external links edit wikiquote has quotations related to dene dene nation athabasca tribal council dene nation archived from the original on 19 may 2004 people of the deh cho archived from the original on 15 may 2004 explore photographs a comprehensive bibliography and a brief history of dene crafts dene crafts calgary ab university of calgary archived from the original on 28 february 2009 1970s the rise of aboriginal political organizations nwt historical timeline prince of wales northern heritage centre 15 october 2004 archived from the original on 14 march 2012 v t e first nations in alberta cultural areas plains subarctic ethnolinguistic groups by language family algic algonquian blackfoot cree plains woodland saulteaux athapascan dene daneẕaa dënesųłı̨ne dene thaʼ tsuutʼina siouan nakoda historical polities blackfoot confederacy iron confederacy numbered treaties treaty 6 1876 treaty 7 1877 treaty 8 1899 tribal councils and band governments athabasca tribal council fort mcmurray athabasca chipewyan chipewyan prairie fort mckay fort mcmurray mikisew cree blackfoot confederacy standoff kainai piikani siksika confederacy of treaty 6 first nations enoch alexander alexis beaver lake cree cold lake enoch cree ermineskin cree frog lake whitefish lake goodfish heart lake kehewin cree louis bull montana o chiese paul saddle lake samson cree sunchild kee tas kee now tribal council atikameg loon river cree lubicon lake band peerless trout whitefish lake atikameg woodland cree lesser slave lake indian regional council slave lake driftpile kapaweʼno sawridge sucker creek swan river north peace tribal council high level beaver dene thaʼ little red river cree tallcree stoney nakoda tsuut ina tribal council tsuutʼina stoney nakoda bearspaw chiniki wesley tsuutʼina tribal chiefs ventures beaver lake cree beaver lake cree cold lake frog lake heart lake kehewin cree western cree tribal council valleyview duncan s horse lake sturgeon lake yellowhead tribal council morinville alexander alexis o chiese sunchild unaffiliated bigstone not federally recognized aseniwuche winewak lubicon lake indian nation not headquartered in alberta acho dene koe nt kelly lake bc onion lake sk smith s landing nt terminated papaschase 1891 sharphead 1897 michel 1958 list of indian reserves in alberta métis in alberta retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title dene oldid 1368574751 categories dene indigenous peoples of the subarctic members of the unrepresented nations and peoples organization hidden categories articles 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