Hän
Indigenous people of Yukon and Alaska / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the ethnic group. For their language, see Hän language. For other uses, see Han.
The Hän, Han or Hwëch'in / Han Hwech’in (meaning "People of the River, i.e. Yukon River", in English also Hankutchin) are a First Nations people of Canada and an Alaska Native Athabaskan people of the United States; they are part of the Athabaskan-speaking ethnolinguistic group. Their traditional lands centered on a heavily forested area around the Upper Yukon River (Chu Kon'Dëk), Klondike River (Tr'on'Dëk), Bonanza Creek (Gàh Dëk) and Sixtymile River (Khel Dëk) and straddling what is now the Alaska-Yukon Territory border. In later times, the Han population became centered in Dawson City, Yukon and Eagle, Alaska[citation needed].
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Quick Facts Total population, Regions with significant populations ...
Total population | |
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310[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Canada (Yukon) | 250[1] |
United States (Alaska) | 60[1] |
Languages | |
English, Hän | |
Religion | |
Christianity | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Gwich'in and other Alaskan Athabaskans |
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