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 | |
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| people | |
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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. Their ancestors are of the Taltheilei Shale archaeological tradition. They are part of the Northern Athabascan group of peoples. They come from Western Canada.
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