Athabaskan (/ ˌæθəˈbæskən / ATH-ə-BASK-ən; also spelled Athabascan, Athapaskan or Athapascan, and also known as Dene) is a large branch of the Na-Dene language family of North America, located in western North America in three areal language groups: Northern, Pacific Coast and Southern (or Apachean).

The Alaskan Athabascan culture is an inland creek and river fishing (also coastal fishing by only Dena'ina of Cook Inlet) and hunter-gatherer culture. The Alaskan Athabascans have a matrilineal system in which children belong to the mother's clan, with the exception of the Yupikized Athabaskans (Holikachuk and Deg Hit'an). [12]

Athabaskan language family, one of the largest North American Indian language families, consisting of about 38 languages.

The Athapaskans lived in the valleys on the Rogue and Illinois rivers, where the land is steep and mountainous, and along the northern California and southern Oregon coasts. Many made their homes along the Coquille and Umpqua Rivers.

Southern Athabaskan (also Apachean) is a subfamily of Athabaskan languages spoken primarily in the Southwestern United States (including Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah) with two outliers in Oklahoma and Texas.

Linguistic evidence indicates that Athapascans entered California at circa 1250-1350 AD. Athpascan is a widespread family, more diversified in the north than in the south. California Athapascan languages are remarkably conservative, even though their speakers were prone to cultural borrowing.

Athabaskan languages, or Athapaskan languages, Family of North American Indian languages. There are perhaps 200,000 speakers of Athabaskan languages. Northern Athabaskan …

Feb 22, 2025 · The term “Athapaskan” refers to a vast and diverse group of Indigenous peoples of North America who share a common linguistic root. This ethnolinguistic group, also sometimes spelled “Athabaskan” or “Athapascan,” is not a single tribe but rather a family of related nations, each with their own distinct cultures, …

Page dedicated to the languages of the Athabaskan language family (Athabascan, Athapaskan, Athapascan or Na-Dene), with links to information on each language and the American Indian people who speak it.

Athabaskan or Athabascan (also Dene, Athapascan, Athapaskan, Athabasca Indians or Athapaskes) is the name of a large group of closely related indigenous peoples of North America, located in two main Southern and Northern groups in western North America, and of their language family.