Slavey

This article is about the Canadian First Nations sometimes called the "Slave people". For the language, see Slavey language. For the European ethnolinguistic group, see Slavs. For human bondage, see Slavery.

Slavey
(Dene Tha' & Dehcho)
Awokanak
Slavey girls, Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories
Total population
2,630 (2016 census)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Canada (Northwest Territories, Alberta)
Languages
English, North and South Slavey language
Religion
Animism, Christianity, Slavey Religion
Related ethnic groups
Sahtu (North Slavey)

The Slavey (also Awokanak, Slave, and South Slavey) are a First Nations group of Indigenous peoples in Canada. They speak the Slavey language, a part of the Athabaskan languages. Part of the Dene people, their homelands are in the Great Slave Lake region, in Canada's Northwest Territories, northeastern British Columbia, and northwestern Alberta.

  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 23 November 2017.