Athabascan peoples

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The Athabascan peoples are a group of culturally and linguistically related Indigenous peoples of North America, traditionally inhabiting large areas of Alaska, northwestern Canada, and parts of the American Southwest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous peoples of North America
ethnolinguistic group
hasAlternativeName Athabaskan peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples

Athapaskan peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples

Dene peoples
Diné peoples
linked to: Diné
hasColonialContext Canada
United States
hasCulturalTrait kin-based social organization
seasonal migration
use of oral tradition
hasLanguageType tone languages (in many Athabaskan languages)
hasLinguisticFamily Athabaskan languages
Na-Dene language family
linked to: Na-Dene
hasRegion Pacific Northwest interior
Southwestern United States
Subarctic
hasReligion Christianity
traditional Indigenous spiritual practices
hasSubgroup Ahtna
linked to: Ahtna Athabaskan

Apache
Beaver (Dane-zaa)
Carrier (Dakelh)
Chilcotin (Tsilhqot’in)
Chipewyan (Dënesųłiné)
linked to: Chipewyan

Deg Hitʼan
Denaʼina
Dene (Northwest Territories)
linked to: Dene

Gwichʼin
linked to: Gwich’in

Hupa
Hän
Koyukon
Lower Tanana
Navajo
linked to: Navajo people

Sekani
Slavey (Dehcho and Sahtu Dene)
Tagish
Tanaina
Tutchone
Tłı̨chǫ (Dogrib)
linked to: Tłı̨chǫ

Upper Tanana
Wailaki
hasTraditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet (for many Athabaskan languages)
inhabits Alaska
Alberta
American Southwest
Arizona
British Columbia
New Mexico
Northwest Territories
Saskatchewan
Yukon
northwestern Canada

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Tanana River associatedPeople Athabascan peoples
Bethel Census Area hasSignificantEthnicGroup Athabascan peoples
Copper Center, Alaska hasTraditionalAssociationWith Ahtna Athabascan people
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Ahtna Athabaskan peopleCluster Alaska Athabaskans
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Eyak relatedEthnicGroup Athabaskan peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area ethnicGroup Athabascan peoples
Stony River, Alaska populationMajority Athabascan people
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Nikolai, Alaska hasPrimaryEthnicGroup Athabascan Alaska Natives
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Dene peoples hasSubgroup South Slavey people
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Calista Corporation hasShareholders Athabascan people
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Subarctic region traditionalTerritoryOf Athabaskan-speaking peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Northwestern North America traditionalTerritoryOf Athabaskan peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Southern Tutchone ethnicGroup Southern Tutchone people
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Hän Hwëch'in people partOf Athabaskan-speaking peoples of the Subarctic
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Hankutchin partOf Athabaskan peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Tutchone language ethnicGroup Tutchone people
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Arctic interior of North America inhabitedBy Athabaskan peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Denaʼina subgroupOf Athabaskan peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Lower Tanana ethnicGroup Athabaskan peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Russian Orthodox mission in Alaska targetedPopulation Athabaskan peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Dena’ina people subgroupOf Alaska Athabaskans
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Dënesųłiné subgroupOf Athabaskan peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Tlingit people neighboringPeople Athabaskan peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Arctic Athabaskan Council ethnicGroupRepresented Athabaskan peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Arctic Athabaskan Council peopleRepresented Alaska Athabaskans
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Wetʼsuwetʼen people partOf Athabaskan peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Hatchet Lake Denesuline First Nation hasCulturalGroup Athabaskan peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Tututni people arePartOf Athabaskan-speaking peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples
1913 Denali expedition associatedWithIndigenousPeople Athabascan people
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Athabascan peoples hasAlternativeName Athabaskan peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Athabascan peoples hasAlternativeName Athapaskan peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Nednai partOf Athabaskan-speaking peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Nednai memberOfLargerGroup Apachean peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Nednai Apache partOf Apachean peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Bedonkohe partOf Apachean peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Jicarilla partOf Athabaskan-speaking peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Ahtena hasAlternativeName Copper River Athabaskans
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Tanacross subgroupOf Alaska Athabaskans
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Chipewyan people linguisticFamily Athabaskan peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Carrier partOf Athabaskan peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Tanana, Alaska predominantEthnicGroup Athabascan people
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Chetco people relatedEthnicGroup Athabaskan peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Naʼishandine partOfLargerGrouping Apachean peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Naʼishandine partOfLargerGrouping Athabaskan peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Harry Hoijer hasEthnicFocus Athabaskan-speaking peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples
Harry Hoijer hasEthnicFocus Apachean peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples