Dena’ina people

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The Dena’ina people are an Alaska Native Athabaskan group traditionally inhabiting the Cook Inlet and surrounding regions, known for their rich fishing culture and one of the few Athabaskan languages with a maritime orientation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Alaska Native people
Athabaskan people
Indigenous people
alsoKnownAs Tanaina
associatedCity Anchorage
Kenai
linked to: Kenai, Alaska

Nikiski
associatedProtectedArea Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
colonialContactWith Russian Empire
United States settlers
country United States
culturalArea North Pacific Coast
Subarctic
ethnicGroupOf United States
haveClanSystem true
haveLanguageRevitalizationEfforts true
language Dena’ina language
languageFamily Athabaskan languages
languageStatus endangered
nativeName Dena’ina
linked to: Dena’ina people
notableFor maritime-oriented Athabaskan culture
rich fishing culture
partOf Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act regional corporations
populationTrend decline after European contact
region Southcentral Alaska
religion Christianity
traditional Dena’ina spirituality
state Alaska
subgroupOf Alaska Athabaskans
linked to: Athabascan peoples
subsistenceActivity gathering wild plants
hunting
salmon fishing
trapping
traditionalEconomy mixed subsistence economy
traditionalFood dried salmon
smoked fish
traditionalHousing seasonal camps
semi-subterranean houses
traditionalTerritory Anchorage area
Cook Inlet
Iliamna Lake region
linked to: Iliamna, Alaska

Kenai Peninsula
Lake Clark region
Susitna River region
linked to: Susitna Valley
traditionalTransportation birchbark canoes
skin boats
useEnvironment coastal marine resources
inland forest resources
riverine resources

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Bristol Bay hasIndigenousGroup Dena’ina people
Talkeetna originalInhabitants Denaʼina Athabascan people
linked to: Dena’ina people
Susitna River nameLanguage Dena’ina
linked to: Dena’ina people
Kenai Peninsula traditionalInhabitants Dena’ina Athabascan people
linked to: Dena’ina people
Ninilchik River hasNameOriginLanguage Dena’ina
linked to: Dena’ina people
Dena’ina language ethnicGroup Dena’ina people
Dena’ina language hasDialects Inland Dena’ina
linked to: Dena’ina people
Pedro Bay, Alaska traditionalInhabitants Denaʼina people
linked to: Dena’ina people
Dena’ina people nativeName Dena’ina
linked to: Dena’ina people
Igiugig, Alaska predominantPeople Dena’ina Athabascan
linked to: Dena’ina people
Igiugig, Alaska traditionalLanguages Dena’ina
linked to: Dena’ina people
Southern Alaska isInhabitedBy Denaʼina people
subject linked to: southern Alaska
linked to: Dena’ina people