Athabaskan
Americannoun
plural
Athabaskans,plural
Athabaskanadjective
Example Sentences
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Katchatag, 67, is Native Alaskan — Athabaskan and Iñupiat — from Shaktoolik, a village of about 200 people on a narrow, fast-eroding sand spit on the Bering Sea.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2023
Being good stewards entails changing our relationship with food, said Dune Lankard, founder and president of the Native Conservancy and an Eyak Athabaskan.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2021
Ahtna Athabaskan hunters discovered the copper deposits in the river valley that featured prominently in ancient regional trade routes.
From Seattle Times • May 22, 2021
She wanted to collect genetic samples from speakers of Athabaskan languages, who range from some Alaska Native groups to the Navajo Nation and the Apache in the U.S.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 27, 2018
The Athabaskan is the first class in our list; and, if we look only at the area which its population occupies, it is a great one.
From The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
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