what are dene first nations
The Dene people (/ËdÉnÉ/ DE-neh) (dene) are an aboriginal group of First Nations who inhabit the northern boreal and Arctic regions of Canada. The DenÃ© speak Northern Athabaskan languages. Dene is the common Athabaskan word for people (Sapir 1915, p. 558). The term Dene has two usages.