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

“That was our dream home,” said Cardinal, a member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, as she scanned the cabin’s flattened, charred remains in September.

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

The name given to it on the Cook map is Cossadgath and on the Mackenzie map Cassandgath Lake, which are evidently modifications of the Chipewyan word for Ptarmigan or "White Partridge."

From A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations by Tyrrell, J. B.