Tse’khene

Language Family: Dene (Athabaskan)

Language known as: Sekani, Tsek’ehne, Tsek’hene, tθek'ehne

Tse’khene (Sekani) is spoken in Northeastern British Columbia starting a little bit north of Prince George, around Williston Lake and westward across the northern reaches of Takla Lake.
Sekani people call themselves "tsek'ehne" or "tθek'ehne" depending on dialect, both meaning "people on the rocks".

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State of the Language

First Nation	Population	Fluent Speakers	Understand or Speak Somewhat	Learning Speakers
Kwadacha	425¹	unknown	unknown	unknown
McLeod Lake²	482	15	38	9
Tsay Keh Dene³	400	10	23	30
Total	1307	25	61	39

Footnotes / References

1. Aboriginal Canada (2006). First Nation Connectivity Profiles.
2. Language Data from McLeod Lake Tse'khene Elders Society (2009), Language Needs Assessment #1125
3. Language Data from Tsay Keh Dene Band (2009), Language Needs Assessment #1082