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Lake Athabasca
Lake Athabasca fourth largest lake of Canada, c.3,120 sq mi (8,100 sq km), c.200 mi (320 km) long and from 5 to 35 mi (8-56 km) wide, NE Alta., and SW Sask., at the edge of the Canadian Shield. A part of the Mackenzie River system, the lake receives the Athabasca River from the south and drains N i... Read more
Samuel Hearne
Samuel Hearne , 1745-92, British fur trader, explorer in N Canada. He entered the British navy at the age of 11 and saw service in the naval battles of the Seven Years War. In 1766 he was hired by the Hudson's Bay Company, and he was mate of the sloop Churchill, serving at and about Fort Prince of... Read more
Athabascan
Athabascan , Athapascan, or Athapaskan , group of related Native American languages forming a branch of the Nadene linguistic family or stock. In the preconquest period, Athabascan was a large and extensive group of tongues. Its speakers lived in what are now Canada, Alaska, Oregon, Californi... Read more
Sir Alexander Mackenzie
Sir Alexander Mackenzie 1764?-1820, Canadian fur trader and explorer, b. Scotland. His family took him to the colony of New York in 1774, and later he was sent to Canada. He entered (c.1779) a Montreal fur-trading firm and in a short time became partner of one of the firms that merged (1787) to for... Read more
Ojibwa
Ojibwa or Chippewa , group of Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages ). Their name also occurs as Ojibway and Chippeway, but they are not to be confused with the Chipewyan . In the mid-17... Read more
North American Natives
North American Natives peoples who occupied North America before the arrival of the Europeans in the 15th cent. They have long been known as Indians because of the belief prevalent at the time of Columbus that the Americas were the outer reaches of the Indies (i.e., the East Indies). Most scholars ... Read more

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Chipewyan
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures Supplement Chipewyan ETHNONYMS: Dene, Northern Indians, Yellowknives Orientation Identification and Location. The Chipewyan inhabit the central Canadian subarctic region. The Chipewyan people call themselves collectively Dene (The People...
Fort Chipewyan
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Fort Chipewyan , trading post, NE Alta., Canada, at the west end of Lake Athabasca. The old Fort Chipewyan, on the south shore, was built for the North West Company at the urging of Alexander Mackenzie in 1788. It formed the base from which...
Lake Athabasca
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...the Slave River. Gold and uranium are found nearby. Fort Chipewyan was built (1788) at the west end of the lake by Roderick...the Hudson's Bay Company ply the lake in summer between Chipewyan and Fond du Lac, from where the canoe route runs by way of...
Dogrib
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...neighboring Athapaskan-speaking peoples to the east, the Chipewyan, and to the north, the Copper Indians, were distinguishing...European goods were being traded to the Dogrib for furs by Chipewyan middlemen. With the Slavey to the west and the Hare Indians...
Samuel Hearne
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...met with failure, but finally in Dec., 1770, guided by a Chipewyan , he set off on the third and successful expedition, which...territory. He gave an accurate and valuable account of the Chipewyan, and he proved that there was no short Northwest Passage...
Slavey
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...Slavey, Bear-lake, Mountain, and Hare Indians. Dogrib and Chipewyan are other closely related northeastern Athapaskan languages...They are also culturally similar to the Athapaskan-speaking Chipewyan, Beaver, and Kaska Indians from northern Alberta and northern...
Athabasca
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...fourth-largest lake in Canada, it is fed by the Athabasca River from the s and drained by the Slave River to the n . Fort Chipewyan (1788) is preserved at the w end of the lake. There are gold and uranium deposits nearby. Area: 8080sq km (3120sq mi...
Lowie, Robert
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...tenure at the museum, Lowie carried out most of his ethnographic fieldwork, studying the Assiniboine, Northern Blackfoot, Chipewyan, Hidatsa, Southern Ute, Southern Paiute, Northern Paiute (Paviotso), Washo, and Hopi. Despite this wide range, Lowie...
Cree, Western Woods
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...expansion into Beaver areas near Peace River. The Cree were bounded on the north by Athapaskan-speaking peoples including the Chipewyan, on the northwest by the Slavey, and on the west by the Beaver. To the south were Algonkian speakers, including Blackfeet...
Sir Alexander Mackenzie
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Given (1788) supervision of the important Athabasca fur district, Mackenzie set out (1789) from his headquarters at Fort Chipewyan on Lake Athabasca on the first of his two noted trips of exploration. After reaching Great Slave Lake, he followed the then...

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Apache
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...have migrated south from western Canada around 1200 a.d. They left behind the forebears of such tribes as the Carrier and Chipewyan Indians, all of whom are classified in the Athapascan language family. Traveling along the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountain...

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The life and death of Matonabbee: fur trade and leadership among the Chipewyan, 1736-1782.
Magazine article from: Manitoba History; 6/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...Matonabbee, an important leader among the Chipewyan Indians, found himself on the shores...later, Hearne wrote of the Lake Wholdaia Chipewyan as living in a state of primitive plenty...with such numbers of caribou that the Chipewyan hunters, using pounds constructed of...
Conference gives voice to Fort Chipewyan residents
Magazine article from: Alberta Sweetgrass; 9/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...treasured, clich moments in life. For Fort Chipewyan residents, jumping in the lake on a...like a life or death decision. Fort Chipewyan is a small hamlet located on the northwestern...Alberta. The Fort was named after the Chipewyan First Nation living in the area, and...
Denesoline (Chipewyan) knowledge of barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) movements.
Magazine article from: Arctic; 6/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...elders and hunters from the Denesoline (Chipewyan) community of Lutsel K'e, Northwest...Northwest Territories, Denesoline, Chipewyan R[ETH]SUM[ETH]. Des entrevues...commonly differentiated by the Denesoline (Chipewyan), Tlicho (Dogrib), Gwich'in...
Fort Chipewyan homecoming: a journey to Native Canada.
Newspaper article from: Windspeaker; 5/1/1997; 592 words ; Fort Chipewyan Homecoming: A Journey to Native Canada...Publications Co. $19.95 (h.c.) Fort Chipewyan Homecoming is a book written for children...author's son, who returns to Fort Chipewyan to visit with relatives and learn more...
Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation: First Nation Files Lawsuit Challenging Oilsands Tenure and Regulatory Approval System.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 6/4/2008; 700+ words ; ...2008 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Today the Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation ( CPDFN ) filed legal...life and culture taken away forever. SOURCE: Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation Chief Vern Janvier...
Canada: Government of Canada provides funding for airport safety in Fort Chipewyan.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 7/9/2008; 700+ words ; Byline: pinto03 Fort Chipewyan Airport will receive funding to enhance...Infrastructure and Communities. Fort Chipewyan Airport will receive up to $685...Mr. Jean. With these funds, Fort Chipewyan will be able to improve safety at...
Cancer health concern for Fort Chipewyan.(Fort Chipewyan, Alta.)
Newspaper article from: Windspeaker; 4/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...Limiting the collection of data to those who resided in Fort Chipewyan has skewed the findings of Alberta Health Services' report...indicated that there are 30 per cent more cases of cancer in Fort Chipewyan than cancer officials had expected. But Simpson said if the...
The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation.(Windspeaker news briefs)
Newspaper article from: Windspeaker; 1/1/2009; 396 words ; THE ATHABASCA CHIPEWYAN FIRST NATION has filed a claim in Court of Queen's Bench in Edmonton...Natives before selling off rights to explore the land. The Athabasca Chipewyan's are asking that the permits be quashed and development stopped...
Northern Community Leads the way
Magazine article from: Alberta Sweetgrass; 3/31/2000; ; 700+ words ; Northern community leads the way FORT CHIPEWYAN The community of Fort Chipewyan was abuzz with activity during the community...where workshops were held. "I think that Fort Chipewyan should have more healing conferences to get back...
Twelve year-old connects with ancestors in book
Magazine article from: Saskatchewan Sage; 6/30/1997; ; 592 words ; Fort Chipewyan Homecoming: A Journey to Native Canada...Publications Co. $14.95 (hc) Fort Chipewyan Homecoming is a book written for children...author's son, who returns to Fort Chipewyan to visit with relatives and learn more...