Nahani
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Nahani (Nahane, Nahanni) is an Athabaskan word used to designate First Nations groups located in British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and Yukon between the upper Liard River and the 64th parallel north latitude. Nahane translates as "people of the west."
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Nahani (Nahane, Nahanni) is an Athabaskan word used to designate First Nations groups located in British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and Yukon between the upper Liard River and the 64th parallel north latitude. Nahane translates as "people of the west."
While these Native groups do not necessarily have anything in common, the Canadian government used the term "Nahani" until the 1970s to refer to them collectively. It has largely been replaced by more specific terms.