Gwich'in

English Alternative forms en Gwitchin Kutchin Etymology en Noun p An ethnic group native to the northern Yukon Territory and adjacent parts of Alaska. en Loucheux dated en 2009 First Peoples In Canada Alan D. McMillan; Eldon Yellowhorn 246 1926706846 Climate varies from among the harshest in the Subarctic in the northern territory of the Gwich'in to more benign among the Carrier in the south. en 2010 A Kindly Scrutiny of Human Nature: Essays in Honour of Richard Slobodin Richard J. Preston 1554587689 It is not a Gwich'in history, nor is it a self-conscious effort to use Gwich'in structures of knowledge. en 2013 Ethnic Groups of the Americas: An Encyclopedia James Minahan 162 1610691636 This history of the Gwich'in people is mostly unknown due to the lack of a written language. Proper noun The Athabaskan language of this people. en Marie-Ève Hudon Language regimes in the Provinces and the Territories 2025 Library of Parliament Ottawa, Canada 30 https://lop.parl.ca/staticfiles/PublicWebsite/Home/ResearchPublications/HillStudies/PDF/2011-66-E.pdf In the Northwest Territories, the languages with official status are English, French, Dëne Sųłıné (Chipewyan), Nēhiyawēwin (Cree), Dene Kǝdǝ́ (Northern Slavey), Dene Zhatıé (Southern Slavey), Dinjii Zhu’ Ginjik (Gwich’in), Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun and Tłįcho. https://web.archive.org/web/20260124120430/https://lop.parl.ca/staticfiles/PublicWebsite/Home/ResearchPublications/HillStudies/PDF/2011-66-E.pdf 24 January 2026 Translations Athabaskan language Cherokee: chr ᏈᏥᏂ See also gwi en Languages