Dena’ina people

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The Dena’ina people are an Alaska Native Athabaskan group traditionally inhabiting the Cook Inlet and surrounding regions, known for their rich fishing culture and one of the few Athabaskan languages with a maritime orientation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Alaska Native people
Athabaskan people
Indigenous people
alsoKnownAs Tanaina
associatedCity Anchorage
Kenai, Alaska
surface form: Kenai

Nikiski
associatedProtectedArea Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
colonialContactWith Russian Empire
European-American settlers
surface form: United States settlers
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalArea Pacific coast of North America
surface form: North Pacific Coast

Subarctic
ethnicGroupOf United States of America
surface form: United States
haveClanSystem true
haveLanguageRevitalizationEfforts true
language Dena’ina language
languageFamily Athabaskan language family
surface form: Athabaskan languages
languageStatus endangered
nativeName Dena’ina people self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dena’ina
notableFor maritime-oriented Athabaskan culture
rich fishing culture
partOf Alaska Native regional corporations
surface form: Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act regional corporations
populationTrend decline after European contact
region Southcentral Alaska
religion Christianity
traditional Dena’ina spirituality
state Alaska
subgroupOf Athabascan peoples
surface form: Alaska Athabaskans
subsistenceActivity gathering wild plants
hunting
salmon fishing
trapping
traditionalEconomy mixed subsistence economy
traditionalFood dried salmon
smoked fish
traditionalHousing seasonal camps
semi-subterranean houses
traditionalTerritory Anchorage area
Cook Inlet
Iliamna, Alaska
surface form: Iliamna Lake region

Kenai Peninsula
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
surface form: Lake Clark region

Susitna Valley
surface form: Susitna River region
traditionalTransportation birchbark canoes
skin boats
useEnvironment coastal marine resources
inland forest resources
riverine resources

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Bristol Bay hasIndigenousGroup Dena’ina people
Talkeetna originalInhabitants Dena’ina people
this entity surface form: Denaʼina Athabascan people
Susitna River nameLanguage Dena’ina people
this entity surface form: Dena’ina
Kenai Peninsula traditionalInhabitants Dena’ina people
this entity surface form: Dena’ina Athabascan people
Ninilchik River hasNameOriginLanguage Dena’ina people
this entity surface form: Dena’ina
Dena’ina language ethnicGroup Dena’ina people
Dena’ina language hasDialects Dena’ina people
this entity surface form: Inland Dena’ina
Pedro Bay, Alaska traditionalInhabitants Dena’ina people
this entity surface form: Denaʼina people
Dena’ina people nativeName Dena’ina people self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Dena’ina
Igiugig, Alaska predominantPeople Dena’ina people
this entity surface form: Dena’ina Athabascan
Igiugig, Alaska traditionalLanguages Dena’ina people
this entity surface form: Dena’ina
southern Alaska isInhabitedBy Dena’ina people
subject surface form: Southern Alaska
this entity surface form: Denaʼina people