Deg Xitʼan
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Deg Xitʼan is a group of Athabaskan peoples in Alaska. Their native language is called Deg Xinag. They reside in Alaska along the Anvik River in Anvik, along the Innoko River in Shageluk, and at Holy
Traditional Deg Xit'an clothing in the Field Museum of Natural History
Alaskan Athabaskans
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The Alaskan Athabascans, Alaskan Athapascans or Dena are Alaska Native peoples of the Athabaskan-speaking ethnolinguistic group. They are considered the descendants of the original inhabitants of the
Deg Xitʼan
…Deg Xitʼan (Degexit'an pronunciation: ) (also Deg Hitʼan, Deg Hitan, Degexitʼan, Kaiyuhkhotana, Russian: Дег-хитан) is a group of Athabaskan peoples in Alaska. Their native language is called Deg Xinag. They reside in Alaska along the Anvik River in Anvik, along the Innoko River in Shageluk…
Former Gwichʼin grand chief Clarence Alexander in 2004
1847 illustration of Gwich'in hunters