Chipewyan

American  

[chip-uh-wahy-uhn] / ˌtʃɪp əˈwaɪ ən /

noun

plural

Chipewyans,

plural

Chipewyan

1. a member of a First Nations tribe that inhabits northwestern Canada between Hudson Bay and the Rocky Mountains.

2. the Athabascan language spoken by the Chipewyan.

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Example Sentences

In the blaze, Julia Cardinal and her husband Happy Cardinal would lose their cabin, which was about a 45-minute boat ride from Fort Chipewyan.

From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2023

Gahcho Kué, which means “place of the big rabbits” in the Dënësu¸łinë language of the region’s native Dené or Chipewyan people, is an expansive open pit mine ringed by sky-blue lakes.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 3, 2020

That money was put into projects like a community-owned grocery store in Fort Chipewyan, but also into a long-term trust he hopes will be used to buy a new home for his nation.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2020

And we’ve heard nothing about the Lubicon, Athabasca Chipewyan and Beaver Lake Cree downstream of the Alberta mines, who first raised the cry of concern about Canada’s future with the tar sands.

From The Guardian • Apr. 16, 2018

April.The subsequent journey to the Athabasca Lake occupied eight days; we arrived at Fort Chipewyan in the afternoon of the 12th of April.

From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by Franklin, John