Chipewyan
[chip-uh-wahy-uh n] /ˌtʃɪp əˈwaɪ ən/
noun, plural Chipewyans (especially collectively) Chipewyan for 1.
1.
a member of a North American Indian tribe that inhabits northwestern Canada between Hudson Bay and the Rocky Mountains.
2.
the Athabaskan language spoken by the Chipewyan.
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