Athabascan
Athabascan or Athapascan or Athapaskan or Athabaskan is the name of a Native American people, also known as the Athabasca Indians or Athapaskes, and of their language family. Eyak and Athabascan form a language group called Eyak-Athabascan. Tlingit is said to be related to this group to form the language family called Na-Dene by linguists. Haida was once thought to have been a member of Na-Dene, but most linguists dispute this today.Speakers of the Athabascan language family formed a trade group known as Teacha'chi Atawa which ranged from Great Bear Lake in the Arctic southward into central Mexico. Below is a list of all of the Teacha'Chi/Athabascan languages and their geographic locations. The Apachean languages are spoken in the American Southwest, Texas, Oklahoma, and Mexico. The members of these nations traded with the Epacawani and Yematasi trade groups among others.
- Canada: Tahltan, Kaska, Tagish, Beaver, Sekani, Carrier, Chilcotin, Babine, Wet'suwet'en, Gwich'in (Kutchin), Han, Chipewyan, Yellowknife, Sarsi (Sarcee), Dogrib, Hare, Mountain, Bearlake, Slavey, Northern Tutchone, Southern Tutchone, Tsetsaut,
- Alaska: Degexit'an (Ingalik), Koyukon, Holikachuk, Tanaina (Dena'ina), Ahtena, Upper Kuskokwim (Kolchan), Upper Tanana, Middle Tanana, Lower Tanana, Tanacross
- Northern California: Hupa, Tsnungwe, Chilula, Whilkut, Mattole, Bear River, Kato, Lassik, Nongatl, Sinkyone, Wailaki
- Oregon: Upper Umpqua, Coquille (Upper Coquille), Kwatami, Chasta Costa, Galice, Applegate, Upper Illinois, Chetco, Tolowa, Tututni, Kwalhioqua, Clatskanie (Tlatskanie)
- Apachean: Kiowa-Apache (Naisha), Navajo, San Carlos, White Mountain, Cibecue, Northern Tonto, South Tonto, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Chiricahua
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