Chipewyan

[ chip-uh-wahy-uhn ]

/ ˌtʃɪp əˈwaɪ ən /

a member of a North American Indian tribe that inhabits northwestern Canada between Hudson Bay and the Rocky Mountains.

the Athabaskan language spoken by the Chipewyan.

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We join Chief Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) tribe for dinner.
Our Trip to The Climate War's Ground Zero|Darren Aronofsky|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The steamer Grahame was built at Chipewyan of whipsawn lumber, and much of her steel and ironwork was wrought on Wyllie's forge.
The New North|Agnes Deans Cameron
The total length of our voyage from Chipewyan is five hundred and fifty-three miles.
Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 1|John Franklin
The very first man we hunt out in Edmonton is Mr. Wyllie of Chipewyan.
The New North|Agnes Deans Cameron

It is late in the afternoon when we pull out from Chipewyan, but the sun is still heaven-high, with the offshore air a tonic.
The New North|Agnes Deans Cameron
Your Eskimo and Chipewyan and Cree cares not a potato-skin for your waving fields of grain, your apple-orchards and grape-vines.
The New North|Agnes Deans Cameron