The Dene people (/ˈdɛneɪ/) are an indigenous group of First Nations who inhabit the northern boreal and Arctic regions of Canada. The Dene speak Northern Athabaskan languages. Dene is the common Athabaskan word for "people".[1] The term "Dene" has two usages. More commonly, it is used narrowly to refer to the Athabaskan speakers of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut in Canada, especially including the Chipewyan (Denesuline), Tlicho (Dogrib), Yellowknives (T'atsaot'ine), Slavey (Deh Gah Got'ine or Deh Cho), and Sahtu (the Eastern group in Jeff Leer's classification; part of the Northwestern Canada group in Keren Rice's classification). However, it is sometimes also used to refer to all Northern Athabaskan speakers, who are spread in a wide range all across Alaska and northern Canada. The Southern Athabaskan speakers, however, also refer to themselves by similar words: Diné (Navajo) and Indé (Apache).
Gahwié got’iné, a Sahtú (North Slavey) people of Canada
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.[2] 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. In 1996, Dene and Inuit representatives participated in a healing ceremony to reconcile the centuries-old grievances.[3]
Tlicho (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), the North Slavey (Sahtu, (Sahtúot’ine), including the Locheux, Nahanni, and Bear Lake peoples) living along the Mackenzie River (Deh Cho) near Great Bear Lake, the South Slavey southwest of Great Slave Lake and into Alberta and British Columbia.
Sahtu (Sahtúot’ine), including the Locheux, Nahanni, and Bear Lake peoples, in the central NWT.
Although the above-named groups are what the term "Dene" usually refers to in modern usage, other groups who consider themselves Dene include:
The Gwich'in and Tanana 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.
The largest population of Denesuline speakers live in the northern Saskatchewan village of La Loche and the adjoining Clearwater River Dene Nation. In 2011 the combined population was 3389 people. The Denesuline language is spoken by 89% of the residents.[5]
Notable Dene
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
^"First Nations Culture Areas Index". the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
^"CBC's David McLauchlin dies at 56". CBC News. May 26, 2003.
^. Tsuu T'ina Nation website. Archived from the original on March 8, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
^"History of La Loche (La Loche 2011)". 2012-11-15.
Further reading
Abel, Kerry M. Drum Songs: Glimpses of Dene History. McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history, 15. Montreal: Buffalo, 1993. ISBN0-7735-0992-5
Bielawski, E. Rogue Diamonds: Northern Riches on Dene Land. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2004. ISBN0-295-98419-8
Holland, Lynda, Celina Janvier, and Larry Hewitt. The Dene Elders Project: Stories and History from the Westside. La Ronge, Sask: Holland-Dalby Educational Consulting, 2002. ISBN0-921848-23-4
Marie, Suzan, and Judy Thompson. Dene Spruce Root Basketry: Revival of a Tradition. Mercury series. Hull, Quebec: Canadian Museum of Civilization, 2002. ISBN0-660-18830-9
Marie, Suzan, and Judy Thompson. Whadoo Tehmi Long-Ago People's Packsack: Dene Babiche Bags : Tradition and Revival. Mercury series. Gatineau, Québec: Canadian Museum of Civilization, 2004. ISBN0-660-19248-9
Moore, Patrick, and Angela Wheelock. Wolverine Myths and Visions: Dene Traditions from Northern Alberta. Studies in the anthropology of North American Indians. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1990. ISBN0-8032-8161-7
Ryan, Joan. Doing Things the Right Way: Dene Traditional Justice in Lac La Martre, N.W.T.. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 1995. ISBN1-895176-62-X
Sharp, Henry S. Loon: Memory, Meaning, and Reality in a Northern Dene Community. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2001. ISBN0-8032-4292-1
Watkins, Mel. Dene Nation, the Colony Within. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1977. ISBN0-8020-2264-2
Wake, Val. White Bird Black Bird, Charleston, South Carolina, Booksurge, 2008 ISBN1-4392-0345-8
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NWT Historical Timeline, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
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The Dene people ˈ d ɛ n eɪ are an indigenous group of First Nations who inhabit the northern boreal and Arctic regions of Canada The Dene speak Northern Athabaskan languages Dene is the common Athabaskan word for people 1 The term Dene has two usages More commonly it is used narrowly to refer to the Athabaskan speakers of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut in Canada especially including the Chipewyan Denesuline Tlicho Dogrib Yellowknives T atsaot ine Slavey Deh Gah Got ine or Deh Cho and Sahtu the Eastern group in Jeff Leer s classification part of the Northwestern Canada group in Keren Rice s classification However it is sometimes also used to refer to all Northern Athabaskan speakers who are spread in a wide range all across Alaska and northern Canada The Southern Athabaskan speakers however also refer to themselves by similar words Dine Navajo and Inde Apache Gahwie got ine a Sahtu North Slavey people of Canada For the Dine people native to the Southwestern US see Navajo For other uses see Dene disambiguation Contents 1 Location 2 Ethnography 3 Notable Dene 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksLocation EditDene 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 2 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 In 1996 Dene and Inuit representatives participated in a healing ceremony to reconcile the centuries old grievances 3 Behchoko Northwest Territories is the largest Dene community in Canada Ethnography EditThe Dene include five main groups Chipewyan Denesuline living east of Great Slave Lake and including the Sayisi Dene living at Tadoule Lake Manitoba Tlicho 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 the North Slavey Sahtu Sahtuot ine including the Locheux Nahanni and Bear Lake peoples living along the Mackenzie River Deh Cho near Great Bear Lake the South Slavey southwest of Great Slave Lake and into Alberta and British Columbia Sahtu Sahtuot ine including the Locheux Nahanni and Bear Lake peoples in the central NWT Although the above named groups are what the term Dene usually refers to in modern usage other groups who consider themselves Dene include Tsuu T ina 4 aka the Sarcee currently located near Calgary Alberta The Beaver people Danezaa or Dunneza of northeastern British Columbia and neighbouring regions of northwestern Alberta The Tahltan Kaska and Sekani people of the Northern Interior of British Columbia Another group in this region the Tsetsaut people lived in the Portland Canal area of the northernmost BC Coast near the border with Alaska They are now extinct The Dakelh Carrier peoples of the Northern and Central Interior of British Columbia and their subgroup the Wet suwet en The Tsilhqot in people of the eponymous Chilcotin District of the Central Interior of British Columbia The extinct Nicola Athapaskans aka the 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 Okanagan peoples The Gwich in and Tanana 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 Organisation UNPO seeking recognition for their ancestral cultural and land rights The largest population of Denesuline speakers live in the northern Saskatchewan village of La Loche and the adjoining Clearwater River Dene Nation In 2011 the combined population was 3389 people The Denesuline language is spoken by 89 of the residents 5 Notable Dene EditThanadelthur 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 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 Be sha Blondin elder and founder of the Arctic Indigenous Wellness FoundationSee also EditAthabaskan languages Alaskan Athabaskans Alaskan Dene Tinneh Athabaskan peoples of the interior of Alaska Navajo Nation Dine southern Athabaskan people Apache people Inde southern Athabaskan people Hupa California Athabaskan people Cahto people California Athabaskan people Mattole people California Athabaskan people Wailaki California Athabaskan people Galice language speakers Oregon Athabaskan Chetco Tolowa Coquille TututniReferences Edit Sapir 1915 p 558 First Nations Culture Areas Index the Canadian Museum of Civilization CBC s David McLauchlin dies at 56 CBC News May 26 2003 Dene History Tsuu T ina Nation website Archived from the original on March 8 2009 Retrieved 2009 01 04 History of La Loche La Loche 2011 2012 11 15 Further reading EditAbel Kerry M Drum Songs Glimpses of Dene History McGill Queen s studies in ethnic history 15 Montreal Buffalo 1993 ISBN 0 7735 0992 5 Bielawski E Rogue Diamonds Northern Riches on Dene Land Seattle University of Washington Press 2004 ISBN 0 295 98419 8 Holland Lynda Celina Janvier and Larry Hewitt The Dene Elders Project Stories and History from the Westside La Ronge Sask Holland Dalby Educational Consulting 2002 ISBN 0 921848 23 4 Marie Suzan and Judy Thompson Dene Spruce Root Basketry Revival of a Tradition Mercury series Hull Quebec Canadian Museum of Civilization 2002 ISBN 0 660 18830 9 Marie Suzan and Judy Thompson Whadoo Tehmi Long Ago People s Packsack Dene Babiche Bags Tradition and Revival Mercury series Gatineau Quebec Canadian Museum of Civilization 2004 ISBN 0 660 19248 9 Moore Patrick and Angela Wheelock Wolverine Myths and Visions Dene Traditions from Northern Alberta Studies in the anthropology of North American Indians Lincoln University of Nebraska Press 1990 ISBN 0 8032 8161 7 Ryan Joan Doing Things the Right Way Dene Traditional Justice in Lac La Martre N W T Calgary University of Calgary Press 1995 ISBN 1 895176 62 X Sharp Henry S Loon Memory Meaning and Reality in a Northern Dene Community Lincoln University of Nebraska Press 2001 ISBN 0 8032 4292 1 Watkins Mel Dene Nation the Colony Within Toronto University of Toronto Press 1977 ISBN 0 8020 2264 2 Wake Val White Bird Black Bird Charleston South Carolina Booksurge 2008 ISBN 1 4392 0345 8External links Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to Dene Dene Nation People of the Deh Cho Dene Crafts Explore photographs a comprehensive bibliography and a brief history of Dene Crafts Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol I 1902 ed Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol II 1903 ed 1970s The Rise of Aboriginal Political Organizations NWT Historical Timeline Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dene amp oldid 1120976899, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
