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Dane-zaa
The Dane-zaa (ᑕᓀᖚ, also spelled Dunne-za, or Tsattine) are an Athabaskan-speaking group of First Nations people. Their traditional territory is around the Peace River in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. Today, about 1,600 Dane-zaa reside in British Columbia and an estimated half of them speak the Dane-zaa language. Approximately 2,000 Dane-zaa live in Alberta. Europeans historically referred to that Dane-zaa are the Beaver tribe. Name The name ''Dunne-za'' has been translated to "Those who live among the beaver." The spelling ''Dane-zaa'' is typically used for "the Real People." That spelling is used by the Dane-zaa Language Authority. Different tribes and First Nations use different spellings. For example, the Doig River First Nation (DRFN) and Halfway River First Nation (HRFN) use ''Dane-Zaa''. Prophet River First Nation (PRFN) uses ''Dunne Tsaa''; and the West Moberly First Nations (WMFNs) use ''Dunne-za'' or ''Dunne Za''. Where other spellings are used in citatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dane-zaa Language
Dane-zaa, known in the language as ( syll: ), formally known as Beaver, is an Athabascan language of western Canada. It means "people-regular language." About one-tenth of the Dane-zaa people speak the language. Beaver is closely related to the languages spoken by neighboring Athabaskan groups, such as Slavey, Sekani, Tsuu T’ina, Chipewyan, and Kaska. Dialects The dialects of Dane-zaa language are two main groups. Dialects that developed high tone from stem-final glottalic consonants are called ''high-marked'' and dialects that developed low tone ''low-marked''. From north to south are as follows: *the High-marked Dane-zaa dialects: **Boyer River (Alberta) dialect is spoken by members of the Beaver First Nation ** Child Lake (Alberta) dialect is spoken by members of the Beaver First Nation **Prophet River (British Columbia) dialect is spoken by members of the Prophet River First Nation ** Blueberry River (British Columbia) dialect is spoken by members of the Blueberry Rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunne-za Cemetery At Eleske, Alberta
The Dane-zaa (ᑕᓀᖚ, also spelled Dunne-za, or Tsattine) are an Athabaskan-speaking group of First Nations people. Their traditional territory is around the Peace River in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. Today, about 1,600 Dane-zaa reside in British Columbia and an estimated half of them speak the Dane-zaa language. Approximately 2,000 Dane-zaa live in Alberta. Europeans historically referred to that Dane-zaa are the Beaver tribe. Name The name ''Dunne-za'' has been translated to "Those who live among the beaver." The spelling ''Dane-zaa'' is typically used for "the Real People." That spelling is used by the Dane-zaa Language Authority. Different tribes and First Nations use different spellings. For example, the Doig River First Nation (DRFN) and Halfway River First Nation (HRFN) use ''Dane-Zaa''. Prophet River First Nation (PRFN) uses ''Dunne Tsaa''; and the West Moberly First Nations (WMFNs) use ''Dunne-za'' or ''Dunne Za''. Where other spellings are used in citatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athabaskan Languages
Athabaskan (also spelled ''Athabascan'', ''Athapaskan'' or ''Athapascan'', and also known as Dene) is a large family of indigenous languages of North America, located in western North America in three areal language groups: Northern, Pacific Coast and Southern (or Apachean). Kari and Potter (2010:10) place the total territory of the 53 Athabaskan languages at . Chipewyan is spoken over the largest area of any North American native language, while Navajo is spoken by the largest number of people of any native language north of Mexico. ''Athebaskan '' is a version of a Cree name for Lake Athabasca ( crm, Āðapāskāw, script=Latn 'herethere are reeds one after another'), in Canada. Cree is one of the Algonquian languages and therefore not itself an Athabaskan language. The name was assigned by Albert Gallatin in his 1836 (written 1826) classification of the languages of North America. He acknowledged that it was his choice to use that name for the language family and its asso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Moberly First Nations
The West Moberly First Nations is a First Nations located in the Peace River Country in northern British Columbia. They are part of the Dunne-za and Cree cultural and language groups. The West Moberly First Nations used to be part of the Hudson Hope Band, but in 1977 the band split becoming the modern-day Halfway River First Nation and West Moberly First Nations. The Nation is located on the West Moberly Lake 168A reserve, at the west end of Moberly Lake, about southwest of Fort St. John, within territory covered by Treaty 8. Facilities on the reserve include the band administration office, the leadership offices, the lands management building, a community health centre, the Dakii Yadze childcare centre and the Dunne-za Lodge. West Moberly is affiliated with the Treaty 8 Tribal Association, which is registered under the B.C. Societies Act. Governance West Moberly First Nations Chief and Council consists of a generally elected Chief and four family Councillors that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halfway River First Nation
Halfway River First Nation is a Dunneza First Nations government with a 3988 ha reserve located 75 km northwest of Fort St. John, British Columbia. It is a Treaty 8 nation. The Halfway River people were at one point part of the "Hudson Hope Indian Band" but in 1971 they split off, and the remaining people formed West Moberly First Nations The West Moberly First Nations is a First Nations located in the Peace River Country in northern British Columbia. They are part of the Dunne-za and Cree cultural and language groups. The West Moberly First Nations used to be part of the Hudson .... As of January 2008, there were 235 registered members, with 132 living on the reserve. The current chief is Darlene Hunter (replacing Russell Lily in December 2013) and the current councillors are Coleen Achla, and Amanda Metecheah. History Past Chiefs and Councils *Chief Darlene Hunter (2013–present) with Coleen Achla and Amanda Metecheah *Chief Russell Lily (2011–2013) with Cole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doig River First Nation
Treaty 8 Tribal Association (T8TA) is an association of six of the eight Peace River Country First Nations bands who are signatories to Treaty 8 in northeastern British Columbia. They have joined together in an effort to negotiate with British Columbia and Canada outside the British Columbia Treaty Process. Incorporated in 1982 under the ''BC Societies Act'', T8TA is primarily funded by the federal Department of Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs. Members *Doig River First Nation – Northeast of Fort St. John, BC *Fort Nelson First Nation – Fort Nelson, BC *Halfway River First Nation – Northwest of Fort St. John, BC * Prophet River First Nation – South of Fort Nelson, BC *Saulteau First Nations – Chetwynd, BC *West Moberly First Nations – Peace River Country in northern BC Treaty process Blueberry River First Nations retained lawyer and academic Murray Rankin who successfully negotiated the first Economic Benefits Agreement relating to natural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clearwater River (British Columbia)
The Clearwater River is the largest tributary of the North Thompson River, joining it at the community of Clearwater, British Columbia. The Clearwater rises from glaciers in the Cariboo Mountains and flows in a mostly southerly direction for to the North Thompson. Its entire course, except the last , is within Wells Gray Provincial Park. Its confluence with the North Thompson is protected by North Thompson River Provincial Park. There are two large lakes on the Clearwater River. Hobson Lake is long and averages wide. Clearwater Lake is long and averages wide. The Clearwater's largest tributaries are (from source to mouth) Hobson Creek, Goat Creek, Lickskillet Creek, Azure River, Falls Creek, Murtle River, Mahood River, Hemp Creek, Grouse Creek, and Spahats Creek.Neave, Roland (2015). ''Exploring Wells Gray Park'', 6th edition. Wells Gray Tours, Kamloops, BC. . The river is popular for fly fishing, whitewater kayaking, whitewater rafting, hiking, and wildlife viewing. Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blueberry River First Nation
The Blueberry River First Nations is an Indian band based in the Peace country in northeast British Columbia. The band is headquartered on Blueberry River 205 Indian reserve located northwest of Fort St. John. The band is party to Treaty 8. History In April 2020, the nation went into lockdown after COVID-19 struck. In May 2021, the Federal Court of Canada ordered the nation's governing council to meet to discuss a petition to have Chief Marvin Yahey removed from his position. The petition had been started by three councillors, alleging a breach of the Chief's fiduciary duties and noting that the council hadn't met in over a year. Environment The band's territory extends over 38 300 square kilometres, including the Montney Basin. The nation's territory has been marked as an epicentre of oil and gas activity, with extensive industrial presence. Across 73% of the nation's territory, there is at least one road, hydro reservoir, pipeline, or gas well within a 250 metre radiu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oral History
Oral history is the collection and study of historical information about individuals, families, important events, or everyday life using audiotapes, videotapes, or transcriptions of planned interviews. These interviews are conducted with people who participated in or observed past events and whose memories and perceptions of these are to be preserved as an aural record for future generations. Oral history strives to obtain information from different perspectives and most of these cannot be found in written sources. ''Oral history'' also refers to information gathered in this manner and to a written work (published or unpublished) based on such data, often preserved in archives and large libraries.oral history. (n.d.) The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia®. (2013). Retrieved March 12, 2018 from https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/oral+history Knowledge presented by Oral History (OH) is unique in that it shares the tacit perspective, thoughts, opinions and understanding of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moberly River
Moberly is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Charles Moberly (1907–1996), English cricketer * Charles Frederic Moberly Bell (1847–1911), British editor of ''The Times'' * Clarence Moberly (1838–1902), Canadian civil engineer * Elizabeth Moberly, British writer about homosexuality *George Moberly (1803–1885), English divine *Charlotte Anne Moberly (1846–1937), English academic and (alleged) time traveller * Henry Edward Moberly (1822–1907), English amateur cricketer, school housemaster and Anglican priest *Henry John Moberly (also known as "Harry" or "Harvey") (1835–1931), Canadian fur trader with the Hudson's Bay Company *Capt. John Moberly (1789–1848), British naval officer stationed at Penetanguishene, Ontario * John Moberly (cricketer) (1848–1928), English cricketer *Mariquita Jenny Moberly (1855–1937), English artist * Patricia Moberly (1938–2016), British public servant, Labour politician, activist, and teacher *Patrick Moberly (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Mackenzie (explorer)
Sir Alexander Mackenzie (or MacKenzie, gd, Alasdair MacCoinnich; – 12 March 1820) was a Scottish explorer known for accomplishing the first crossing of America north of Mexico in 1793. The Mackenzie River is named after him. Early life Mackenzie was born in House in Stornoway in Isle of Lewis, Lewis. He was the third of the four children born to Kenneth 'Corc' Mackenzie (1731–1780) and his wife Isabella MacIver, from another prominent mercantile family in Stornoway. When only 14 years old, Mackenzie's father served as an Ensign (rank), ensign to protect Stornoway during the Jacobite rising of 1745. He later became a merchant and held the Tacksman, tack of Melbost; his grandfather being a younger brother of Murdoch Mackenzie, 6th Laird of Fairburn. Educated at the same school as Colin Mackenzie, the army officer and first Surveyor General of India, he sailed to New York City with his father to join an uncle, John Mackenzie, in 1774, after his mother died in Scotland. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
