Origin Of Our Name
Klu·a·ne | Kloo·wah·nee
Our name comes from the a remote region in northern Canada which is part of the homeland of the Southern Tutchone people. Over thousands of years, dän (the people) have developed effective methods of surviving in this land of extremes characterized by elevation, including some of the highest mountains in Canada, extreme temperature (-62C to +32C), low precipitation, wind and widespread permafrost. Elders bring a wealth of experience recalling a rich history which details events and places spanning many generations.
The dän (the people) once lived a nomadic lifestyle, travelling great distances, in order to take advantage of seasonal abundances throughout their traditional territory. This lifestyle required developing a superior skill set of hunting and travelling techniques in an area of harsh climatic and geographic variations. The accuracy and depth of the Southern Tutchone language was key to the survival of the dän. Formal teachings as well as traditional stories told by Elders were and continue to be passed on orally. Place names and the stories associated with them were a source of critical knowledge; they identified where resources could be found, referred to past events, and described the terrain in a way that a traveller would have knowledge of a place without having been there before.
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