Chipewyan
The Chipewyan (/ˌtʃɪpəˈwaɪən/ CHIP-ə-WY-ən, also called Denésoliné or Dënesųłı̨né or Dënë Sųłınë́, meaning "the original/real people") are a Dene Indigenous Canadian people of 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.
A Chipewyan woman and child set out to hunt muskrat in Garson Lake, Saskatchewan | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 30,910 (2016 census) | |
| 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 | |
| People | Dënë Sųłinë́ |
|---|---|
| Language | Dënë Sųłinë́ Yatıé |
| Country | Dënë Sųłinë́ Nëné, Denendeh ᑌᓀᐣᑌᐧ |
| Indigenous peoples in Canada |
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