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 A Chipewyan woman and child set out to hunt muskrat in Garson Lake, Saskatchewan. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
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 group of Indigenous Canadian people belonging to 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.
- ^ "Aboriginal Ancestry Responses (73), Single and Multiple Aboriginal Responses (4), Residence on or off reserve (3), Residence inside or outside Inuit Nunangat (7), Age (8A) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ Cook, Eung-Do (2004), A Grammar of Dëne Sųłiné (Chipewyan), Winnipeg: Algonquian and Iroquoian Linguistics, ISBN 0-921064-17-9
- ^ Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student's Handbook, Edinburgh
- ^ "Taltheilei Culture". Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Archeological Traditions". canoesaskatchewan. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2007.
- ^ "Denesuline (Dene)". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2008.