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| People | South Slavey |
|---|---|
| Treaty | Treaty 8 |
| Headquarters | Chateh |
| Province | Alberta |
| Land[1] | |
| Reserve(s) | |
| Land area | 300.38 km2 |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
| On reserve | 2161 |
| Off reserve | 988 |
| Total population | 3149 |
| Website | |
| denetha.ca | |
| Dene / (Slavey)[2] "people" / "Awokanak"[3] | |
|---|---|
| Person | Dene |
| People | Dene Tha' (Deneke) |
| Language | Dene Yatié / Dene Zhatié |
| Country | Dene Tha' Ndéh, Denendeh |
The Dene Thá (/'tɛnɛ ðɑː/) First Nation is a First Nations government of the South Slavey in Northern Alberta, Canada. The people call themselves Dene Dháa (sometimes spelled Dene Tha' or Dene Th'a) or 'Ordinary People' in the Dene Dháh language. Its population is centered primarily in three communities: Bushe River, Meander River, and Chateh (formerly known as Assumption), but approximately 600 members who live off-reserve.[4][5] Dene Thá First Nation is Treaty 8 nation and a member of the North Peace Tribal Council.[6]
- ^ "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- ^ Mandeville, Curtis (21 June 2016). "Goodbye Great Slave Lake? Movement to decolonize N.W.T. maps is growing". CBC. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
[T]he name Slavey is a colonial term that was imposed on the Dehcho Dene[, Nakehk'o said;] "It is a very terrible and horrible name."
- ^ Waldman, Carl (2006). Facts on File Library of American History - Encyclopedia of Native American tribes. Infobase Publishing. p. 275. ISBN 9781438110103. The name given to Dene by the Cree "who sometimes raided and enslaved their less aggressive northern neighbors".
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Home - Dene Tha First Nation". Dene Tha First Nation. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
- ^ "About Us - Dene Tha First Nation". Dene Tha First Nation. Retrieved 2018-09-02.