Thilane'hot'ine

The Tthı́lą́ne hót'ı̨ne are a Dene people whose country extends through the upper Churchill and Athabasca river regions. Their lands reach from the northern lakes towards the forests around Cold Lake and Lac La Biche. Lakes and rivers cross this broad hunting country, while the Athabasca carries water north towards the great lake of the same name. In 1778–79 the trader Peter Pond wintered on its lower course, where Cree and Chipewyan people came to exchange furs.