Dane-ẕaa

noun

An Athabaskan-speaking group of First Nations people, whose traditional territory is around the Peace River in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.

Meanings

nounDane-ẕaa pl (plural only)

alternative Dunne-za · alternative Tsattine

  1. pluralplural onlyAn Athabaskan-speaking group of First Nations people, whose traditional territory is around the Peace River in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.
    1 more example

    Tse’k’wa is one of the most significant archeological sites in the country and was a gathering place for Dane-ẕaa people for 12,000 years. In 2012, three Dane-ẕaa communities — Oker’s community, the Doig River First Nation, Prophet River First Nation and West Moberly First Nation — purchased the land and have co-managed the National Historic Site ever since.

    2025 August 15, Andrea Smith, “‘From Stealing to Healing’”, in The Tyee
proper noun

alternative Dunne-za · alternative Tsattine

  1. The language of this people, known more often as Beaver.

Origin

  1. BeaverDane-ẕaa
  2. EnglishDane-ẕaa

Unadapted borrowing from Beaver Dane-ẕaa, ᑕᓀᖚ.

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APA

Dane-ẕaa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dane-%E1%BA%95aa

MLA

“Dane-ẕaa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dane-%E1%BA%95aa. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dane-ẕaa,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dane-%E1%BA%95aa.

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