These people speak a dialect of the Chipewyan language, which means the Dehcho people are also partially Anishinabe. These South Slavey people were likely brought back under Anishinabe control in the 18th century or early 19th century, after years of brutal Anishinabe assaults launched against the Slavey people, to force them to adhere to an Indian resistence against the invading whites. Though the whites claim no Anishinabe people are native to the Northwest Territories and Alaska, Nunavut, and Yukon, we know better. In the late 18th century the whites were forcing their way into the McKenzie River Delta region. It is well known that the Anishinabe people were already living in the McKenzie River Delta region before the first whites showed up around 1770. At that time (1770) the prophecy driven Anishinabe soldiers, were laying a path of destruction from probably the northern shores of Hudson Bay, all the way to eastern Alaska.
They learned in the late 17th century that the whites were using Hudson Bay to barter with the Athabascan Indians and Inuit Indians. They knew from prophecy that they had to defend Indian land from the invading whites. That meant forcing those Indian peoples who refused to obey their demands to try and stop the whites from doing what they knew they would do, into a subjugated position in which they could control them. Unfortunately, the Athabascan Indians and Inuit Indians, learned the hard way that what the Anishinabe ogimak explained to them was correct. After the whites commenced to pay regular visits to the McKenzie River Delta region, they launched devastating plague warfare assaults on the Indians. It is estimated that the Athabascan Indian population from the western shores of Hudson Bay to the Rocky Mountains west of Edmonton, to the Arctic Ocean to the north, was higher than 250,000 in 1750. Even now the population of the Athabascan Indians from the Rocky Mountains to Hudson Bay, is only a fraction of their former population. On the other hand the Anishinabe people are very numerous. Perhaps numbering well over 500,000 in Canada alone. Their population is higher because of the Seven Fires Prophecy. It is very important for Athabascan Indians and Inuit Indians of the present time, to seriously take the warnings in the Seven Fires Prophecy. Their ancestors did not. Don't be played by the whites.
They are still claiming a large area of land in the Northwest Territories, bordering the Chipewyan Akaitcho Territory to the east, and the Gwich'in, Tlicho, and Sahtu Territories are to the north and northeast. Their nation is located south of Great Slave Lake, and includes all of the southwestern part of the Northwest Territories. Dehcho ogimak are currently in the process of settling their land claim with the government of Canada. Canadian leaders have made it clear to Dehcho leaders they will only allow the Dehcho Nation to own 39,000 sq. km., or 15,000 sq. mi. It is important for Dehcho ogimak to ignore the Canadian demands. At the present time the Dehcho Nation covers 215,000 sq. km., or over 83,000 sq. mi. To lose 176,000 sq. km. of their land, is all the evidence Dehcho ogimak need to walk out of land claim negotiations with the Canadian leaders. Canada owns enough Indian land already. If Canadian leaders refuse to deal fairly with the Dehcho people (by fairly i mean leave all the land claimed by the Dehcho people to the Dehcho people), Dehcho ogimak must end land claim negotiations with Canada. Below is a list of Dehcho settlements and there is an Anishinabe population living amongst them. You'll notice how low their population supposedly is. Below is a map of the Dehcho Nation. The whites are possibly playing (delaying) the Dehcho people. Watch your land above and on the surface!
Enterprise - Population is 97
Hay River - Population is 3,648
Fort Providence - Population is 727
Fort Simpson - Population is 1,216
Jean Marie River - Population is 81
Kakisa - Population is 52
Nahanni Butte - Population is 115
Trout Lake - Population is 86
Wrigley - Population is 122
