Slavey Indians

found: Waldman. Atlas No. Am. Ind.:p. 230 (Athapascan; Prairies, B.C., N.W. Territories)

found: Moore, P. Wolverine myths and legends ... 1990:preface abstract (Slavey Indians, Dene Dhaá Indians) table of contents (Dene Dhah) preface p. ix (Dene Thá)

found: Wikipedia WWW site, June 2, 2009(Slavey (also Slave): First Nations aboriginal people of the Dene group, indigenous to the Great Slave Lake region, in Canada's Northwest Territories, and extending into northeastern British Columbia and northwestern Alberta. This name was previously spelled in English as "Slave" but was changed to avoid confusion with the common noun referring to slavery)

found: Britannica online, June 2, 2009(Slave (also called Slavey, Awokanak, or Etchareottine): group of Athabascan-speaking Indians of Canada, originally inhabiting the western shores of the Great Slave Lake, the basins of the Mackenzie and Liard rivers, and other neighbouring riverine and forest areas. Their name, Awokanak, or Slave, was given them by the Cree, who plundered and often enslaved numbers of them, and this name became the familiar one used by the French and English, for the Slave had a general reputation for timidity or pacifism, whether deserved or not)

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