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Chipewyan
Indigenous people of northwestern Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Chippewa.
For the language, see Chipewyan language.
The Chipewyan (/ˌtʃɪpəˈwaɪən/ CHIP-ə-WY-ən, also called Denésoliné or Dënesųłı̨né or Dënë Sųłınë́, meaning "the original/real people")[2][3] are a Dene Indigenous Canadian people of the Athabaskan language family, whose ancestors are identified with the Taltheilei Shale archaeological tradition.[4][5][6] They are part of the Northern Athabascan group of peoples, and hail from what is now Western Canada.
Quick Facts Total population, Regions with significant populations ...
![]() A Chipewyan woman and child set out to hunt muskrat in Garson Lake, Saskatchewan | |
Total population | |
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30,910 (2016 census)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Canada | |
Saskatchewan | 12,875 |
Northwest Territories | 7,820 |
Alberta | 6,350 |
Manitoba | 1,905 |
British Columbia | 1,225 |
Languages | |
English, Denesuline | |
Religion | |
Christianity, Animism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Dene, Yellowknives, Tłı̨chǫ, Slavey, Sahtu |
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Quick Facts People, Language ...
People | Dënë Sųłinë́ |
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Language | Dënë Sųłinë́ Yatıé |
Country | Dënë Sųłinë́ Nëné, Denendeh ᑌᓀᐣᑌᐧ |
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