Athapascan

British  

/ ˌæθəˈpæskən, ˌæθəˈbæskən /

noun

1. a group of North American Indian languages belonging to the Na-Dene phylum, including Apache and Navaho

2. a speaker of one of these languages

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Etymology

Origin of Athapascan

from Cree athapaskaaw scattered grass or reeds

Example Sentences

Savage and most of the smart money favored George Attla, a lame, one-eyed Athapascan Indian from Fairbanks, Alaska.

From Time Magazine Archive

This Athapascan Indian points to her childhood in the small village of Rampart and her success in the state legislature as examples of her experience with Alaska's varied cultures.

From Time Magazine Archive

Merriam lists all four sites with their Wiyot and Athapascan names.

From The Aboriginal Population of the North Coast of California by Cook, Sherburne Friend

Thus they must have been Athapascan, whether Kato, Sinkyone or Wailaki, it is now impossible to say.

From The Aboriginal Population of the North Coast of California by Cook, Sherburne Friend

Merriam deviated from Kroeber very widely in his tribal names for the Athapascan groups.

From The Aboriginal Population of the North Coast of California by Cook, Sherburne Friend