The Ahtna (trans. ice people) (also Ahtena, Atna, or Copper River) are one of the tribes of Athabaskan people in Alaska. Their language, also called Ahtna, is facing extinction. The tribe's homeland is located in the Copper River area of southern Alaska. Areas in which Athabaskan languages and Eyak and Tlingit are traditionally spoken Athabaskan or Athabascan (also Athapascan or Athapaskan) is the name of a large group of distantly related Native American peoples, also known as the Athabasca Indians or Athapaskes, located in two main Southern and Northern groups in western... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 1st 663,267 mi² / 1 717 854 km² 808 mi / 1300 km 1,479 mi / 2380 km 13. ... Ahtna or Ahtena is the Na-Dene language of the Ahtna ethnic group of the Copper River area of Alaska. ... A fisherman (bottom center) dipnetting for salmon on the Copper River at Chitina. ...
The Ahtna were known to the Tlingit through Eyak intermediaries; the Tlingit called them the Ikhka Khwáan meaning roughly "copper digging people". They were the source of nearly all native copper traded along the Northwest Coast during precontact times. A Tlingit totem pole in Ketchikan ca. ... Eyak is a Na-Dené language that was historically spoken in southern Alaska, near the mouth of the Copper River. ... Although copper most commonly occurs in oxidized states and mixed with other elements, it is found in its native form in various regions of the world. ...
Ahtna Language and the Ahtna Indian Tribe (Ahtena, Atna, Copper River Athapaskan)
Ahtna (also spelled Ahtena or Atna) is an Athabaskan language of Alaska.
Only a few dozen elders still speak the Ahtna language fluently today, but some younger people are working to preserve their native language for future generations.
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