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Denesuline (Chipewyan)

600 BC – present
Native nationNorth America

Barrenland Dene who followed the great caribou herds between the boreal treeline and the tundra of the Northwest Territories.

Treaty 8 (1899) and Treaty 10 (1906) adhesions brought reserves; the Denesuline persist at Black Lake, Fond du Lac, Łutsel K'e and across the caribou country to 2026.

Borders in 2026 · drawn from 5 sourced border frames
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Borders over time

The atlas holds 5 border frames for Denesuline (Chipewyan) — the shape you scrub through changes in 600 BC · 1717 · 1821 · 1899 · 1976.

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