Athabascan people

...There have been anti-government movements by the Lade, Jarai, and Banar tribes in the past, but in the recent Indochina War, they formed the United Front for the Defense of the Oppressed Peoples (FULRO) and have begun to pursue common interests, such as opposing settlement by lowland peoples in the mountains and restoring sovereignty over language and education for the mountain peoples. (2) The Athabaskan are an Indian tribe that live in the Rocky Mountains from northwestern Canada to central Alaska. They are internally divided into many linguistic groups, such as the Tanana, Kutchin, and Koyukon. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Athabascan people" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…従来もラデー族，ジャライ族，バナール族等の反政府的な動きがみられたが，最近のインドシナ戦争の過程で，彼らは〈被抑圧民族防衛統一戦線(FULRO)〉を結成し，平地民による山地入植反対，山地諸民族の言語･教育等の主権回復等，共通利害の追求に乗り出している。(2)カナダ北西部からアラスカ中部のロッキー山系に住むインディアンのアサバスカ族Athabaskanのこと。内部的に，タナナ族Tanana，クチン族Kutchin，コユコン族Koyukon等多くの言語集団に分岐している。…

※「アサバスカ族」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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