Meanings
- A female given name from Chipewyan.
They were also presented with flowers wrapped in birch tree bark by Sahᾴí̜ʔᾳ May Talbot, a face familiar to APTN News followers with her fight with federal and territorial officials over recognition of her traditional name and spelling.
2022 May 19, Charlotte Morritt-Jacobs (The Canadian Press), “Prince Charles and Camilla wrap up Platinum Jubilee visit in Northwest Territories”, in APTN National News, archived from the original on 20 May 20221 more example
That's how long the Yellowknife mom has been trying to get the Northwest Territories government to change its system to allow for Indigenous symbols on official documents for her daughter, Sahᾴí̜ʔᾳ, who was born in 2014. "It's a very simple aspect of reconciliation," Catholique Valpy said, as Sahᾴí̜ʔᾳ, 8, played with her hair. Sahᾴí̜ʔᾳ's younger sister, six year-old Náʔël, is in the same situation. Sahᾴí̜ʔᾳ and Náʔël are both traditional Chipewyan names.
2022 September 30, Juanita Taylor, “Chipewyan girl, age 8, still waiting for proper name to appear on legal documents”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2022
Cite this entry
Sahą́ı̨́ʔą. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sah%C4%85%CC%81%C4%B1%CC%A8%CC%81%CA%94%C4%85
“Sahą́ı̨́ʔą.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sah%C4%85%CC%81%C4%B1%CC%A8%CC%81%CA%94%C4%85. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sahą́ı̨́ʔą,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sah%C4%85%CC%81%C4%B1%CC%A8%CC%81%CA%94%C4%85.
Source: Sahą́ı̨́ʔą on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.