Han

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Alaska: Eagle; Yukon river near Alaska-Canada border.

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Canada

Language NameHan

User Population

7 in Canada (Krauss 1997). Ethnic population: 300.

Location

Yukon territory: Dawson City.

Alternate Names

Dawson, Han-Kutchin, Hän, Moosehide, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in

Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct). Language of recognized indigenous peoples: Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in.

Language Use

Elderly only. Shifted to English [eng].

Language Development

Language program in Dawson City since 1991. Dawson First Nation sponsors adult language classes (Golla 2007).

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.