Dane-zaa

Dane-zaa
ᑕᓀᖚ
Dane-zaa chief and family, Peace River area Alberta, 1899, Glenbow Museum
Total population
1,700[1] (2016 census)
Regions with significant populations
Canada
British Columbia890 (2016)
Alberta770 (2016)
Languages
English, Dane-zaa
Religion
Christianity, Indigenous religion
Related ethnic groups
Tsuu T'ina
PeopleDane-z̲aa
ᑕᓀᖚ
LanguageDane-z̲aa Ẕáágéʔ
ᑕᓀᖚ ᖚᗀᐥ
CountryDane-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.

  1. ^ "Aboriginal Ancestry Responses (73), Single and Multiple Aboriginal Responses (4), Residence on or off reserve (3), Residence inside or outside Inuit Nunangat (7), Age (8A) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-23.