Dene Dene

Dene - Definition and Overview

The Dene are a group of indigenous peoples that live in the Arctic regions of Canada. The Dene speak languages of the Athabaskan language group, a subset of the Na-Dene language family, and were the first people to settle in what is now the Northwest Territories.

The Dene include five main groups:

  • Chipewyan (Denesuline), living east of Great Slave Lake;
  • Tli Cho (Dogrib), living between Great Slave and Great Bear Lakes;
  • Yellowknife (T'atsaot'ine), formerly living north of Great Slave Lake, and now absorbed into the Chipewyan;
  • Slavey (Deh Gah Got'ine), living along the Mackenzie River (Deh Cho) southwest of Great Slave Lake;
  • Sahtu (Sahtu' T'ine), including the Locheux, Nahanni, and Bear Lake peoples, in the southwestern NWT.

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Example Usage of Dene
softykid: @morphiine haan jee..hum toh apne partner ko full freedom Dene mein believe karte hain :) :) need a friend not some one who tracks everythin
alistair_uk: uploaded - Millers Dene Football Ground http://bit.ly/6lBbVX
omerfarukbesli: @chirimirim neşet ertaşta cahildim dünyanın rengine kandımı da Dene bence... ya burayı sevıyorum ya..herşey var burda..
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