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 June, a fire got close to the subarctic, mostly indigenous hamlet of Fort Chipewyan, in northern Alberta.

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

“He steps up when he has to,” said Melody Lepine, the director of government and industry relations for the Mikisew Cree First Nation, also based around Fort Chipewyan.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2020

Adam identified himself to police as chief of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation and got out of the vehicle to tell the officer he didn’t realise the vehicle’s licence tag had expired.

From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2020

The next day we passed Cape Churchill, and came to a tent of Chipewyan or Northern Indians.

From The Substance of a Journal During a Residence at the Red River Colony, British North America and Frequent Excursions Among the North-West American Indians, In the Years 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823. by West, John