| Kaska | |
|---|---|
| Dene Zágéʼ | |
| Native to | Canada |
| Ethnicity | 1,435 Kaska (2016 census)[1] |
Native speakers | 240 (2016 census)[2] |
Dené–Yeniseian?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kkz |
| Glottolog | kask1239 |
| ELP | Danezāgé' (Kaska) |
 Kaska is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
| Dene "person" | |
|---|---|
| People | Kaska Dena |
| Language | Kaska Dena Zágéʼ |
| Country | Kaska Dena Kayeh, Denendeh |
The Kaska language is an endangered Athabaskan language.[3] Traditionally, Kaska was an oral aboriginal language used by the Kaska Dena people.[4] The Kaska Dene region consists of a small area in the Southwestern part of the Northwest Territories, the Southeastern part of Yukon Territory, and the Northern part of British Columbia.[3][4] The communities that are in the Kaska Dene region are Fort Ware in N.W.T.; Ross River and Watson Lake in Y.T.; Dease Lake, Good Hope Lake, Lower Post, Fireside, and Muncho Lake in B.C.[3][4][5] Kaska is made up of eight dialects,[6] all of which have similar pronunciations and expressional terms.[4][6] The town of Watson Lake was established around the period of the second World War when the Alaska Highway was built in 1942.[5] A major consequence of colonization was Kaska language loss.[4][5] Another major cause of Kaska language loss in Canada was due to the Canadian Residential School System. The effect that these schools had on the Kaska language have caused a language gap between two generations, resulting in few young speakers.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics (28 March 2018). "Aboriginal Language Spoken at Home (90), Single and Multiple Responses of Language Spoken at Home (3), Aboriginal Identity (9), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3) and Age (12) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Moore, J. P. (2003). "Lessons on the Land: The Role of Kaska Elders in a University Language Course". Canadian Journal of Native Education. 27. No. 1: 127–139. ProQuest 230305886.
- ^ a b c d e Farnell, Gillian (2014). The Kaska Dene: A study of Colonialism, Trauma and Healing in Dene Kēyeh (MA thesis). The University of British Columbia. doi:10.14288/1.0167385.
- ^ a b c Meek, Barbra A. (2010). We Are Our Language: An Ethnography of Language Revitalization in a Northern Athabaskan Community. Tucson: The University of Arizona Press. pp. 1–40. ISBN 9780816514533.
- ^ a b Meek, Barbra Allyn (2001). Kaska language socialization, acquisition and shift (PhD dissertation). hdl:10150/290390.