Athabaskan
Americannoun
plural
Athabaskans,plural
Athabaskanadjective
Example Sentences
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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
Denali is a native Koyukon Athabaskan word for "the Great One" or "the High One."
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2015
The Athabaskan or Athapascan family of Indians may be found anywhere between Alaska and Manitoba, and some of the more unsettled or enterprising tribes have even wandered as far as the Mexican boundary.
From Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America by Hyrst, H. W. G.
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