Dane-ẕaa

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Beaver Dane-ẕaa, ᑕᓀᖚ.

Noun

Dane-ẕaa pl (plural only)

  1. An Athabaskan-speaking group of First Nations people, whose traditional territory is around the Peace River in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.
    • 2025 August 15, Andrea Smith, “‘From Stealing to Healing’”, in The Tyee‎[1]:
      Tse’k’wa is one of the most significant archeological sites in the country and was a gathering place for Dane-ẕaa people for 12,000 years. In 2012, three Dane-ẕaa communities — Oker’s community, the Doig River First Nation, Prophet River First Nation and West Moberly First Nation — purchased the land and have co-managed the National Historic Site ever since.

Proper noun

Dane-ẕaa

  1. The language of this people, known more often as Beaver.

Beaver

Alternative forms

  • ᑕᓀᖚ

Noun

Dane-ẕaa

  1. Dane-ẕaa (people).

Derived terms

  • Dane-ẕaa Ẕáágéʔ
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