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Chipewyan

[ chip-uh-wahy-uhn ]

noun

, plural Chip·e·wy·ans, (especially collectively) Chip·e·wy·an
  1. a member of a First Nations tribe that inhabits northwestern Canada between Hudson Bay and the Rocky Mountains.
  2. the Athabascan language spoken by the Chipewyan.


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Example Sentences

We join Chief Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) tribe for dinner.

And all those horrors experienced over five hundred miles beyond Fort Chipewyan, itself thousands of miles beyond civilization!

Fort Chipewyan, however, though not established by Mackenzie, was his headquarters for eight years.

Not a chance; nor is that little chap back there beyond Fort Chipewyan, the one with the carrier pigeon.

While the boys watched them, this aged and emaciated Chipewyan also dropped on his knees and hastily cut off four strips of flesh.

These short details will convey an idea of the anxiety and trouble these officers experienced in their journey to Chipewyan.

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