Slavey

The Slavey (comprising two groups, North and South Slavey) are a First Nations people of the Dene group, indigenous to the Great Slave Lake region, in Canada's Northwest Territories, and extending into northeastern British Columbia and northwestern Alberta.

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See also: Slavey language.

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• MNSU Slavey page
• An account of interactions between Slaveys and a white man named George Hunter

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