6-643: Deh Cho or Dehcho is the Dene name of the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories of Canada. It can also refer to: Dehcho Region , Northwest Territories Deh Cho (electoral district) , Northwest Territories Deh Cho Bridge , which spans the Mackenzie River Dehcho First Nations , a political grouping of indigenous peoples in
12-575: The Northwest Territories Slavey , the main Dene sub-group that live along the Mackenzie River, also known as Dehcho, Deh Cho Dene (Mackenzie River People) or Dene Tha Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Deh Cho . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
18-519: The above-named groups are what the term "Dene" usually refers to in modern usage, other groups who consider themselves Dene include: In 2005, elders from the Dene People decided to join the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) seeking recognition for their ancestral cultural and land rights. The largest population of Chipewyan language (Dënesųłinë́ or Dëne) speakers live in
24-425: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Deh_Cho&oldid=1019784093 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dene The Dene people ( / ˈ d ɛ n eɪ / ) are an Indigenous group of First Nations who inhabit
30-588: The northern boreal , subarctic and Arctic regions of Canada. The Dene speak Northern Athabaskan languages and it is the common Athabaskan word for "people". The term "Dene" has two uses: Dene are spread through a wide region. They live in the Mackenzie Valley (south of the Inuvialuit ), and can be found west of Nunavut . Their homeland reaches to western Yukon , and the northern part of British Columbia , Alberta , Saskatchewan , Manitoba , Alaska and
36-627: The southwestern United States. Dene were the first people to settle in what is now the Northwest Territories . In northern Canada, historically there were ethnic feuds between the Dene and the Inuit . In 1996, Dene and Inuit representatives participated in a healing ceremony at Bloody Falls to reconcile the centuries-old grievances. Behchokǫ̀ , Northwest Territories is the largest Dene community in Canada. The Dene include six main groups: Although
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