Dena’ina people

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Indigenous people
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Tanaina
gptkbp:culturalCenterLocation gptkb:Anchorage,_Alaska
gptkbp:federallyRecognizedTribe gptkb:Kenaitze_Indian_Tribe
gptkb:Native_Village_of_Eklutna
gptkb:Native_Village_of_Tyonek
gptkb:Seldovia_Village_Tribe
Iliamna Village
Nondalton Village
Pedro Bay Village
gptkbp:firstContactWithEuropeans late 18th century
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Cook_Inlet_Tribal_Council
gptkbp:hasCulturalInstitution gptkb:Dena’ina_Civic_and_Convention_Center
gptkbp:hasExhibit Anchorage Museum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dena’ina people
gptkbp:language gptkb:Dena’ina_language
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Athabaskan_languages
gptkbp:location gptkb:Southcentral_Alaska
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Dena’ina_Language_Institute
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Peter_Kalifornsky
Albert Wassillie
gptkbp:notablePublication A Dena’ina Legacy: K’tl’egh’i Sukdu (by Peter Kalifornsky)
gptkbp:notableTown gptkb:Eklutna
gptkb:Seldovia
gptkb:Tyonek
gptkb:Iliamna
gptkb:Kenai
gptkb:Nondalton
gptkb:Pedro_Bay
gptkbp:population about 1,400 (as of 2020s)
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup gptkb:Ahtna
gptkb:Koyukon
Other Alaska Athabaskans
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Russian_Orthodox_Christianity
Traditional beliefs
gptkbp:subsistence gptkb:hunting
gptkb:gathering
fishing
gptkbp:traditionalCraft gptkb:embroidery
skin sewing
birch bark baskets
gptkbp:traditionalDwelling semi-subterranean houses (nichił)
gptkbp:traditionalFood gptkb:deer
gptkb:fish
berries
moose
roots
gptkbp:traditionalTerritory gptkb:Iliamna_Lake
gptkb:Lake_Clark
gptkb:Cook_Inlet_region
gptkb:Kenai_Peninsula
gptkb:Nushagak_River
gptkb:Susitna_River
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus Dena’ina language is endangered
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dena’ina_Civic_and_Convention_Center
gptkb:Dena’ina_language
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7