Chipewyan

The Chipewyan (/ˌtʃɪpəˈwaɪən/ CHIP-ə-WY-ən, also called Denésoliné or Dënesųłı̨né or Dënë Sųłınë́, meaning "the original/real people")^[2][3] are a Dene Indigenous Canadian people of the Athabaskan language family. Their ancestors are of the Taltheilei Shale archaeological tradition.^[4][5][6] They are part of the Northern Athabascan group of peoples. They come from Western Canada.

Dënesųłı̨ne

A Chipewyan woman and child set out to hunt muskrat in Garson Lake, Saskatchewan
Total population
30,910 (2016 census)[1]
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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