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Dunne-za (Dunneza)

"Dunne-za" is an alternate name for the Beaver tribe of northern Canada. It comes from their own name for their tribe, also spelled "Dane-zaa" or many different ways, and it means "the real people."

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Here are links to our webpages about the Dunne-za tribe and language:

Dunne-za language
Beaver First Nation
Beaver people
Beaver pronunciation
Athabaskan
Subarctic culture area
Alberta First Nations
Languages of Canada

Here are a few good books about the Dunne-zas:
Where Happiness Dwells: A History of the Dane-za First Nations
When You Sing It Now, Just Like New
Beaver Texts

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