Meaning of Tse'khene | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

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“"This purchase represents an important opportunity for us to continue our work toward economic stability and prosperity for our members, communities and business partners, all while ensuring careful and responsible stewardship of our sacred environment in accordance with our Tse'khene laws, customs and traditional knowledge," added Chief Harley Chingee of the McLeod Lake Indian Band.”

““When I went out there both times, my heart was crying out for the land. I just felt at a loss, really. As a Tse’khene member, I feel a deep connection to the land. It was heartbreaking,” Solonas said.”

“Duz Cho, in the Tse’khene language, means “big timber” or big wood, and was the name given to the company when it was formed in 1988.”

“What’s more, there is not a single Indigenous language in Canada that is not at risk, with the level of peril going from vulnerable (when a given language is still “used by some children in all domains” or “by all children in some domains”) to definitely, severely and critically endangered (when only a few Elder speakers remain). On the critically endangered list are Haida and Tse’khene/Sekani, both with as few as a dozen speakers. But even Cree, which includes various regional dialects and has more than 86,000 speakers, is considered vulnerable. (“Cree” is the colonial name for these languages and peoples.)”

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