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Athabaskan

American  
[ath-uh-bas-kuhn] / ˌæθ əˈbæs kən /
Also Athapaskan

noun

Athabaskans, plural Athabaskan plural
  1. older spelling of Athabascan.


adjective

  1. Athabascan.

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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

Tr’enyaxde is a Minto Athabaskan word for “where we are growing.”

From Washington Times • Apr. 19, 2017

The Tinneh or Athabaskan family occupy the Yukon and Mackenzie valleys, while in the Arctic region are the Eskimo or Innuits.

From Canada by Bourinot, John George, Sir

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