Athabascan
noun
Ath·a·bas·can
ˌa-thə-ˈba-skən 
variants
or Athabaskan
or less commonly Athapaskan
or Athapascan
1
: a family of languages spoken primarily by certain Indigenous peoples of western Canada, Alaska, and the U.S. Southwest
2
plural Athabascans or Athabaskans also Athapaskans or Athapascans
: a member of a people speaking an Athabascan language
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Burk is Alaska Native, Dene’ and Lower Tanana Athabascan.
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Anna Canny, NPR, 13 Sep. 2024
The people living in the area were likely ancestors to the Tanana Athabascan people, a semi-nomadic hunting, trapping, and fishing tribe of inland Alaska Natives.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 18 Jan. 2024
Willis’s family are Koyukon Athabascan and are part of the Huslia tribe.
—Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2023
The ensuing novel offers prime adventure while deftly weaving aspects of the Koyukon Athabascan culture that forms Sam, Cara and other major characters.
—David James, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2023
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Anna Canny, NPR, 13 Sep. 2024
The people living in the area were likely ancestors to the Tanana Athabascan people, a semi-nomadic hunting, trapping, and fishing tribe of inland Alaska Natives.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 18 Jan. 2024
Willis’s family are Koyukon Athabascan and are part of the Huslia tribe.
—Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2023
The ensuing novel offers prime adventure while deftly weaving aspects of the Koyukon Athabascan culture that forms Sam, Cara and other major characters.
—David James, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2023
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“Athabascan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Athabascan. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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