Editing Slavey (section)

== Groups ==
The '''South Slavey''' live in [[Northern Alberta|northwestern Alberta]], northeastern British Columbia, and the southern Northwest Territories. First Nations of South Slavey people:<ref name="Presencedenetha">[https://docs.neb-one.gc.ca/ll-eng/llisapi.dll/fetch/2000/90464/90550/90718/547178/565873/592484/593662/D-20b_-_Bouchard_-_Kennedy_-_Dene_Tha__Presence_in_Northeastern_BC.pdf?nodeid=593761&vernum=-2 Dene Tha' Presence in Northeastern BC] (Prepared by: Randy Bouchard. Prepared for: Calliou Group, Calgary, Alberta on Behalf of the Dene Tha' First Nation, 14 July 2009)</ref>
*The Fort Nelson First Nation ([[Treaty 8]])<ref>[http://www.fortnelsonfirstnation.org/ Fort Nelson First Nation]</ref> in British Columbia. Own name: Dene "the people", for language Dene k'e. Historical literature Fort Nelson Indian Band, Fort Nelson Slavey Band, Fort Nelson Indians.
*The [[Dene Tha' First Nation]] in Alberta. Own name: for people ''Dene Tha{{'}}'' or ''Dene Dháa'' "ordinary people", for language ''Dene Dháh''. Historical literature by a number of names, including the following: Upper Hay River Band; Hay Lake(s) Band; Hay River Indians; Slave Band; Slavey Indians at Hay Lake(s); Upper Hay River Post Indians; and Bistcho Lake Tribe.
*The [[Dehcho First Nations]] (also called ''Deh Cho Dene'' – "Mackenzie River Dene"<ref>Shirleen Smith 1999. [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp02/NQ39593.pdf Dene treaties, anthropology and colonial relationships]. A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Anthropology, University of Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta, Spring 1999. [''Chapter 2. In this chapter, I use the term "Slavey" in summarizing the ethnographic descriptions of Deh Cho Dene. I should clarify that this is not the term Dene use to describe themselves. In the Deh Cho region, Dene have a number of names for their people, for example: Dene from Acho Kue refer to themselves as Acho Dene, and the "Mountain Dene" from Fort Norman (part of the Deh Cho First Nations Council) refer to themselves as the Begade Shotagotine. A much more detailed discussion of Dene names is warranted for future work.'']</ref>) in the Northwest Territories:
**[[Acho Dene Koe First Nation]] – [[Fort Liard]] (Ahcho Koe or Ahcho Kue)
**[[Deh Gáh Got'ı̨ę First Nation]] – [[Fort Providence]] (Zhahti Koe or Zhahti Kue)
**[[Jean Marie River First Nation]] (Tthe'K'ehdeli Dene) – [[Jean Marie River]] (Tthek'éhdélį or Tthek'edeli)
**[[Hay River Reserve|Katl'odeeche First Nation]] (Kátłʼodehche Dene<ref>[http://www.ssdec.nt.ca/Dictionary/dict_home2.html South Slavey Topical Dictionary Kátłʼodehche Dialect]</ref>) – [[Hay River, Northwest Territories|Hay River]] with [[Hay River Reserve]] (Xátł'odehchee)
**[[Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation]] (Ka'agee Tu Dene) – [[Kakisa]] (K'ágee)
**[[Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation]] (Liidli Kue Dene) – [[Fort Simpson]] (Liidli Kue)
**[[Nahɂą Dehé Dene Band]] (N'ah adehe Dene) – [[Nahanni Butte]] (Tthenáágó)
**[[Pehdzeh Ki First Nation]] (Pehdzeh Ki Dene) – [[Wrigley, Northwest Territories|Wrigley]] (Pehdzeh Ki)
**[[Sambaa K'e First Nation]] (Sambaa K'e Dene) – [[Sambaa K'e]]
**[[West Point First Nation]] – West Point (Ts'ueh Nda – Spruce Point), headquartered in Hay River
[[File:Slavey Hay River.jpg|thumb|Slavey people at [[Hay River (Canada)|Hay River]], [[North-West Territories]], in 1925]]

The Sahtu, Sahtu Dene ("[[Great Bear Lake]] People") or North Slavey people live exclusively in the Northwest Territories.  They speak the North [[Slavey language]].

The [[Navajo]] people (Diné) of the [[Four Corners]] region of the [[Southwestern United States]] are said to be descended from the [[Nahani]], who lived where the [[Nahanni National Park Reserve]] is, and also the Slavey of [[Northern Canada]].<ref>For example, the Great Canadian Parks website suggests the Navajo may be descendants of the lost Naha tribe, a [[Slavey people|Slavey]] tribe from the [[Nahanni National Park Reserve|Nahanni]] region west of Great Slave Lake. {{cite web|title=Nahanni National Park Reserve|publisher=Great Canadian Parks|url=http://canadianparks.com/northwest/nahninp/page2.htm|access-date=2007-07-02}}</ref>