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Dane-zaa
The Dane-zaa (ᑕᓀᖚ, also spelled Dunne-za, or Tsattine) are an Athabaskan languages, Athabaskan-speaking group of First Nations in Canada, First Nations people. Their traditional territory is around the Peace River (Canada), Peace River in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. Today, about 1,600 Dane-zaa reside in British Columbia and 270 of them speak the Dane-zaa language. Approximately 2,000 Dane-zaa live in Alberta. Europeans historically referred to the Dane-zaa as the Beaver. Name The name ''Dunne-za'' has been translated to "Those who live among the beaver." The spelling ''Dane-zaa'' is typically used for "the Real People." That spelling is used by the Dane-zaa Language Authority. Different tribes and First Nations use different spellings. For example, the Doig River First Nation (DRFN) and Halfway River First Nation (HRFN) use ''Dane-Zaa''. Prophet River First Nation (PRFN) uses ''Dene Tsaa''; and the West Moberly First Nations (WMFNs) use ''Dunne-za'' or ''Dunne Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dane-zaa Language
Dane-zaa, known in the language as ( syll: ), formerly known as Beaver, is an Athabascan language of western Canada. It means "people-regular language." About one-tenth of the Dane-zaa people speak the language. Beaver is closely related to the languages spoken by neighboring Athabaskan groups, such as Slavey, Sekani, Tsuu T’ina, Chipewyan, and Kaska. Dialects The dialects of Dane-zaa language are two main groups. Dialects that developed high tone from stem-final glottalic consonants are called ''high-marked'' and dialects that developed low tone ''low-marked''. From north to south are as follows: *the High-marked Dane-zaa dialects: ** Boyer River (Alberta) dialect is spoken by members of the Beaver First Nation ** Child Lake (Alberta) dialect is spoken by members of the Beaver First Nation ** Prophet River (British Columbia) dialect is spoken by members of the Prophet River First Nation ** Blueberry River (British Columbia) dialect is spoken by members of the Blueb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peace River
The Peace River () is a river in Canada that originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows to the northeast through northern Alberta. The Peace River joins the Athabasca River in the Peace-Athabasca Delta to form the Slave River, a tributary of the Mackenzie River. The Finlay River, the main headwater of the Peace River, is regarded as the ultimate source of the Mackenzie River. The combined Finlay–Peace–Slave–Mackenzie river system is the 13th longest river system in the world. History The regions along the river are the traditional home of the Dane-zaa people, called the Beaver by the Europeans. The fur trader Peter Pond is believed to have visited the river in 1785. In 1788 Charles Boyer of the North West Company established a fur trading post at the river's junction with the Boyer River. In 1792 and 1793, the explorer Alexander Mackenzie travelled up the river to the Continental Divide. Mackenzie referred to the river as Unjegah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athabaskan Languages
Athabaskan ( ; also spelled ''Athabascan'', ''Athapaskan'' or ''Athapascan'', and also known as Dene) is a large branch of the Na-Dene languages, Na-Dene language family of North America, located in western North America in three areal language groups: Northern, Pacific Coast and Southern (or Apachean). Kari and Potter (2010:10) place the total territory of the 53 Athabaskan languages at . Chipewyan language, Chipewyan is spoken over the largest area of any North American native language, while Navajo language, Navajo is spoken by the largest number of people of any native language north of Mexico. The word ''Athabaskan'' is an Anglicisation, anglicized version of a Cree language name for Lake Athabasca ( '[where] there are reeds one after another') in Canada. Cree is one of the Algonquian languages and therefore not itself an Athabaskan language. The name was assigned by Albert Gallatin in his 1836 (written 1826) classification of the languages of North America. He acknowledged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Moberly First Nations
The West Moberly First Nations is a First Nations in Canada, First Nations located in the Peace River Country in northern British Columbia. They are part of the Dane-zaa, Dunne-za and Cree cultural and language groups. The West Moberly First Nations used to be part of the Hudson Hope Band, but in 1977 the band split becoming the modern-day Halfway River First Nation and West Moberly First Nations. The Nation is located on the West Moberly Lake 168A reserve, at the west end of Moberly Lake (British Columbia), Moberly Lake, about southwest of Fort St. John, British Columbia, Fort St. John, within territory covered by Treaty 8. Facilities on the reserve include the band administration office, the leadership offices, the lands management building, a community health centre, the Dakii Yadze childcare centre and the Dunne-za Lodge. West Moberly is affiliated with the Treaty 8 Tribal Association, which is registered under the B.C. Societies Act. Governance West Moberly First Nations C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denendeh
The Northwest Territories is a federal Provinces and territories of Canada, territory of Canada. At a land area of approximately and a 2021 census population of 41,070, it is the second-largest and the most populous of Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, the three territories in Northern Canada. Its estimated population as of the first quarter of 2025 is 45,074. Yellowknife is the capital, most populous community, and the only city in the territory; its population was 20,340 as of the 2021 census. It became the territorial capital in 1967, following recommendations by the Carrothers Commission. The Northwest Territories, a portion of the old North-Western Territory, entered the Canadian Confederation on July 15, 1870. At first, it was named the North-West Territories. The name was changed to the present Northwest Territories in 1906. Since 1870, the territory has been divided four times to create new provinces and territories or enlarge existing ones. Its current ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halfway River First Nation
Halfway River First Nation is a Dunneza First Nations government with a 3988 ha reserve located 75 km northwest of Fort St. John, British Columbia. It is a Treaty 8 nation. The Halfway River people were at one point part of the "Hudson Hope Indian Band" but in 1971 they split off, and the remaining people formed West Moberly First Nations The West Moberly First Nations is a First Nations in Canada, First Nations located in the Peace River Country in northern British Columbia. They are part of the Dane-zaa, Dunne-za and Cree cultural and language groups. The West Moberly First Nati .... As of January 2024, there were 317 registered members, with 137 living on the reserve. The current chief is Darlene Hunter (replacing Russell Lily in December 2013) History Past Chiefs and Councils *Chief Darlene Hunter (2013–present) with William Field, Lori Ann Wokeley, Linda Brady, Annette Davis , Joyce Audit, Charmaine Hunter *Chief Russell Lily (2011–2013) with Coleen Achla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doig River First Nation
Treaty 8 Tribal Association (T8TA) is an association of six of the eight Peace River Country First Nations bands who are signatories to Treaty 8 in northeastern British Columbia. They have joined in an effort to negotiate with British Columbia and Canada outside the British Columbia Treaty Process. Incorporated in 1982 under the ''BC Societies Act'', T8TA is primarily funded by the federal Department of Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs. Members *Doig River First Nation – Northeast of Fort St. John, BC * Fort Nelson First Nation – Fort Nelson, BC * Halfway River First Nation – Northwest of Fort St. John, BC * Prophet River First Nation – South of Fort Nelson, BC *Saulteau First Nations – Chetwynd, BC *West Moberly First Nations – Peace River Country in northern BC Treaty process Blueberry River First Nations retained lawyer and academic Murray Rankin who successfully negotiated the first Economic Benefits Agreement relating to natural resources ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Athabaska
Lake Athabasca ( ; French: ''lac Athabasca''; from Woods Cree: , "herethere are plants one after another") is in the north-west corner of Saskatchewan and the north-east corner of Alberta between 58° and 60° N in Canada. The lake is about 30% in Alberta and 70% in Saskatchewan. The lake is fed by the Athabasca River and other rivers, and its water flows northward via the Slave River to the Mackenzie River system, eventually reaching the Arctic Ocean. Toponymy The name in the Woods Cree language originally referred only to the Peace–Athabasca Delta formed by the confluence of the Peace and Athabasca rivers at the southwest corner of the lake. Prior to 1789, Sir Alexander Mackenzie explored the lake. In 1791, Philip Turnor, cartographer for the Hudson's Bay Company, wrote in his journal, "low swampy ground on the South side with a few willows growing upon it, from which the Lake in general takes its name Athapison in the Southern Cree tongue which signifies open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archaeological
Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, archaeological site, sites, and cultural landscapes. Archaeology can be considered both a social science and a branch of the humanities. It is usually considered an independent academic discipline, but may also be classified as part of anthropology (in North America – the four-field approach), history or geography. The discipline involves Survey (archaeology), surveying, Archaeological excavation, excavation, and eventually Post excavation, analysis of data collected, to learn more about the past. In broad scope, archaeology relies on cross-disciplinary research. Archaeologists study human prehistory and history, from the development of the first stone tools at Lomekwi in East Africa 3.3 million years ago up until recent decades. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peace River, Alberta
Peace River (originally named Peace River Crossing and known as in French) is a town in northwest Alberta, Canada. It is along the banks of the Peace River at its confluence with the Smoky River, the Heart River and Pat's Creek. It is approximately northwest of Edmonton and northeast of Grande Prairie on Highway 2. It was known as the Village of Peace River Crossing between 1914 and 1916. The Peace River townsite is nearly below the relatively flat terrain surrounding it. Pat's Creek used to be an open channel through the town but is now channelled through a culvert under the town streets, re-emerging at the mouth on the Peace River at the Riverfront Park. The population in the Town of Peace River was 6,729 in 2011, a 6.6% increase over its 2006 population. There are significant nodal settlements and subdivisions in the vicinity of the town on acreages along Highway 2 to the west, Highways 684 (Shaftesbury Trail) and 743 as well as the southwest portion of Northern Sunr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Lake Cave
The Charlie Lake Cave (''Tse'KWa'') is an archaeological site in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its Borden System designation is HbRf 39. In a waste pit in front of the small cave, artifacts up to 10,500 years old have been found which are considered to be the oldest evidence of ritual acts in Canada. The cave is located a few kilometers north of Fort St. John, near Charlie Lake (British Columbia), Charlie Lake. No artifacts were found in the cave itself, which measures , but in a kind of waste pit in front of the cave entrance. The artifacts go back 11,000 years, including a fluted point, six retouched flakes and a small bone bead. These findings provide evidence of the northward migration of hunters and bison. In addition, two buried ravens were found, which are the oldest traces of rituals in Canada. Knut R. Fladmark examined the archaeological site for the first time in 1974 and returned in 1983. Excavation areas were opened, and paleo-Indian stone tools and anim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
