Dane-zaa
ᑕᓀᖚ | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 1,700 (2016 census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Canada | |
| British Columbia | 890 (2016) |
| Alberta | 770 (2016) |
| Languages | |
| English, Dane-zaa | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Indigenous religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tsuu T'ina | |
| People | Dane-z̲aa ᑕᓀᖚ |
|---|---|
| Language | Dane-z̲aa Ẕáágéʔ ᑕᓀᖚ ᖚᗀᐥ |
| Country | Dane-z̲aa nanéʔ ᑕᓀᖚ ᖚᗀᐥ ᓇᓀᐥ, Denendeh ᑌᓀᐣᑌᐧ |
The Dane-zaa (ᑕᓀᖚ, also spelled Dunne-za, or Tsattine) are an Athabaskan-speaking group of First Nations people. Their traditional territory is around the Peace River in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. Today, about 1,600 Dane-zaa reside in British Columbia and 270 of them speak the Dane-zaa language. Approximately 2,000 Dane-zaa live in Alberta.
Europeans historically referred to the Dane-zaa as the Beaver.