Chipewyan people
The Chipewyan ( , also called the Dënesųłı̨né ), are a Dene group of Indigenous Canadian people belonging to the Athabaskan language family, whose ancestors are identified with the Taltheilei Shale archaeological tradition. They are part of the Northern Athabascan group of peoples, and hail from what is now Western Canada.
Key facts
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- Chipewyan-in-a-canoe.jpg
- Ethnic group.population
- 30,910 (2016 census)
- Ethnic group.popplace
- Canada
- Ethnic group.region1
- Saskatchewan
- Ethnic group.pop1
- 12,875
- Ethnic group.region2
- Northwest Territories
- Ethnic group.pop2
- 7,820
- Ethnic group.region3
- Alberta
- Ethnic group.pop3
- 6,350
- Ethnic group.region4
- Manitoba
- Ethnic group.pop4
- 1,905
- Ethnic group.region5
- British Columbia
- Ethnic group.pop5
Article
16 sectionsContents
- Terminology
- Ethnography
- Culture
- Language
- Demographics
- Commemorations
- Historical Chipewyan regional groups
- Governance
- Alberta
- Manitoba
- Northwest Territories
- Saskatchewan
- Notable Chipewyan
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The Chipewyan ( , also called the Dënesųłı̨né ), are a Dene group of Indigenous Canadian people belonging to the Athabaskan language family, whose ancestors are identified with the Taltheilei Shale archaeological tradition. They are part of the Northern Athabascan group of peoples, and hail from what is now Western Canada.
== Terminology == thumb|left|Denesuline children by canoe in La Loche The name Dënesųłı̨né, also written Denésoliné or Dënë Sųłınë́, means "the original/real people". The term Chipewyan () is an exonym from the Cree language meaning 'pointed hides', referring to the design of their parkas.