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Dane-ẕaa
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English
Alternative forms
en Dunne-za Tsattine
Etymology
en bea Dane-ẕaa, bea ᑕᓀᖚ.
Noun
p 1
An Athabaskan-speaking group of First Nations people, whose traditional territory is around the Peace River in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.
en Andrea Smith ‘From Stealing to Healing’ The Tyee 2025-08-15 https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/08/15/Stealing-Healing/ Tse’k’wa is one of the most significant archeological sites in the country and was a gathering place for Dane-ẕaa people for 12,000 years. In 2012, three Dane-ẕaa communities — Oker’s community, the Doig River First Nation, Prophet River First Nation and West Moberly First Nation — purchased the land and have co-managed the National Historic Site ever since. https://web.archive.org/web/20260607144954/https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/08/15/Stealing-Healing/ 7 June 2026
Proper noun
1
The language of this people, known more often as Beaver.
Beaver
Alternative forms
bea ᑕᓀᖚ
Noun
bea noun
en Dane-ẕaa (people).
Derived terms
bea Dane-ẕaa Ẕáágéʔ