Tsuut'ina

English

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Etymology

From Tsuut'ina Tsúùt’ínà.

Noun

Tsuut'ina sg or pl

  1. An indigenous people of the southern Alberta.
    Synonym: Sarcee
    • 2019 February 7, Dan McGarvey, quoting Valerie McDougall, “New high school for Tsuut'ina Nation will have strong focus on culture and curriculum”, in CBC News[1]:
      "Also making our students more successful in terms of identity, who they are and that they're able to go outside of our community and achieve the thing that they need need by knowing who they are as Tsuut'ina people," she said.

Proper noun

Tsuut'ina

  1. A native Canadian language of the Na-Dene family, spoken in Alberta.
    Synonym: Sarcee
    • 2018 July 19, Huyana Cyprien, “Tsuut’ina Nation displaying Indigenous language stop signs”, in Global News[2]:
      The Tsuut’ina language is part of the Dene language family, which is the largest linguistic group in North America. However, the language is on the decline.

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