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GWICH'IN [2 records]

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Record 1 2019-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
  • Indigenous Arts and Culture
OBS

An Indigenous language of the Athapascan linguistic family.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
  • Arts et culture autochtones
OBS

Langue autochtone de la famille linguistique athapascane.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)
  • Administration (Indigenous Peoples)
OBS

"Gwich'in" means a person: (i) of Gwich'in (also referred to as Loucheux) ancestry who resided in, or used and occupied the settlement area on or before December 31, 1921, or is a descendant of such person; or (ii) who was adopted as a minor, under the laws of any jurisdiction or under any Gwich'in custom, by a person described in (i), or is the descendant of a person so adopted.

OBS

Gwich'in: aboriginal name and observation taken from the Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement / Gwich'in, Mackenzie Delta.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
  • Administration (Peuples Autochtones)
OBS

«Gwich'in» désigne les personnes : i) de la lignée des Gwich'in (aussi appelés les Loucheux) qui habitaient ou qui utilisaient et occupaient la région visée par l'entente le 31 décembre 1921 ou avant cette date ainsi que leurs descendants; ii) qui, alors qu'elles étaient mineures, ont été adoptées en vertu des lois de tout gouvernement ou des coutumes des Gwich'in, par des personnes conformes à la définition donnée en i) ou bien, qui sont des descendants de personnes ainsi adoptées.

OBS

Gwich'in : nom aborigène et observation relevés dans l'Entente sur la revendication territoriale globale des Gwich'in, delta du Mackenzie.

Spanish

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