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Wet'suwet'en (Wetsuweten)

Wet'suwet'en is the name of a First Nations people of Canada, closely associated with the Babine tribe. The Wet'suwet'en and Babine tribes speak dialects of the same language and live together on some of the same reserves, so although they have historically been distinct nations, today many of the people consider themselves part of the same group. "Wet'suwet'en" is also spelled Wetsuweten, Wetsuwet'en, or Wets'uwet'en. This tribal name comes from the Athabaskan name of a river that runs through their territory in British Columbia.

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Here are links to our webpages about the Wet'suwet'en tribe and language:

Babine-Wetsuweten
Wet'suwet'en people
Carrier and Wet'suwet'en legends
Athabaskan languages
Canadian First Nations
Subarctic tribes

Here are links to more Internet resources about the Wetsuwetens:
Wet'suwet'en First Nation
Office of the Wet'suwet'en
Wet'suwet'en First Voices
Wikipedia: Wetsuweten

And here are a few good books about the Wet'suwet'ens:
Wetsuwet'en Grammar
Three Athapaskan Ethnographies: Sekani, Tsuu T'ina and Wet'suwet'en
Colonialism on Trial: The Gitksan-Wet'suwet'en Sovereignty Case

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