ᑕᓀᖚ | |
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Total population | |
1,700[1] (2016 census) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Canada | |
British Columbia | 890 (2016) |
Alberta | 770 (2016) |
Languages | |
English, Dane-zaa | |
Religion | |
Christianity, Indigenous religion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Tsuu T'ina |
People | Dane-z̲aa ᑕᓀᖚ |
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Language | Dane-z̲aa Ẕáágéʔ ᑕᓀᖚ ᖚᗀᐥ |
Country | Dane-z̲aa nanéʔ ᑕᓀᖚ ᖚᗀᐥ ᓇᓀᐥ, Denendeh ᑌᓀᐣᑌᐧ |
The Dane-zaa (ᑕᓀᖚ, also spelled Dunne-za, or Tsattine) are an Athabaskan-speaking group of First Nations people. Their traditional territory is around the Peace River in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. Today, about 1,600 Dane-zaa reside in British Columbia and an estimated half 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.