Dene

E21982

The Dene are a group of First Nations peoples of the subarctic regions of Canada, known for their Athabaskan languages, deep land-based traditions, and long-standing presence across the northern interior.

All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Dene canonical 26
Dogrib 3
Dakelh (Carrier) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Athabaskan-speaking people
First Nations people
Indigenous people
colonialHistory Impacted by fur trade
Impacted by residential schools
Subject to Canadian treaty process
country Canada
ethnicGroupOf Canada
hasConcept Interconnectedness of people and environment
Respect for animals
Strong spiritual relationship with the land
hasCulturalPractice Caribou hunting rituals
Drumming
Oral tradition
Seasonal ceremonies
Storytelling
Traditional singing
hasOrganization Dene Nation
hasSubgroup Chipewyan
Denesuline
Dogrib
linked to: Dene

Gwichʼin
linked to: Gwich’in

Sahtu Dene
linked to: Dene

Slavey
Tłı̨chǫ
Yellowknives Dene
linked to: Dene
inhabitsRegion Northern Alberta
linked to: Alberta

Northern Manitoba
Northern Saskatchewan
linked to: Saskatchewan

Northwest Territories
Subarctic Canada
linked to: Northern Canada

Yukon
languageFamily Athabaskan languages
meaningOfName The People
partOf Athabaskan peoples
linked to: Gwich’in

First Nations in Canada
linked to: First Nations
politicalRepresentation Dene Nation
religion Animism
Shamanism
selfIdentification Dene
traditionalLifestyle Fishing
Hunting
Land-based subsistence
Seasonal migration
Trapping
traditionalTerritory Boreal forest
Canadian Shield interior
Mackenzie River basin
linked to: Mackenzie River
uses Canoes
Dog sleds
Snowshoes

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (35)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Northwest Territories officialLanguage North Slavey
linked to: Dene
Dene hasSubgroup Dogrib
linked to: Dene
Dene hasSubgroup Sahtu Dene
linked to: Dene
Dene hasSubgroup Yellowknives Dene
linked to: Dene
Dene selfIdentification Dene
Indigenous languages of Canada includesLanguage Dakelh (Carrier)
linked to: Dene
Tłı̨chǫ partOf Dene language area
linked to: Dene
Tłı̨chǫ alternativeName Dogrib
linked to: Dene
Koyukon languageFamily Dene
Chipewyan ethnicGroup Dene
Chipewyan associatedWith Dene culture
linked to: Dene
Slavey selfDesignation Dene
Denesuline subgroupOf Dene
Denesuline relatedEthnicGroup Dogrib
linked to: Dene
Northern Alberta hasIndigenousPeoples Dene
subject linked to: northern Alberta
Matonabbee ethnicGroup Dene