Deg Hit’an is a group of Northern Athabascan peoples in Alaska

Alaska

Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...

. Their native language is called Deg Xinag

Deg Xinag

The Deg Xinag language is a Northern Athabaskan language spoken by the Deg Hit’an peoples in Shageluk and Anvik and at Holy Cross along the lower Yukon River in Alaska....

. They reside in Alaska along the Anvik River

Anvik River

Anvik River is a 140-mile-long river in the U.S. state of Alaska. Itflows southeast to the Yukon River 1.5 miles north of Anvik....

 in Anvik

Anvik, Alaska

Anvik is a city, home to the Deg Hit'an people, in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The name Anvik, which became the common usage despite multiple names at the time, may have come from early Russian explorers. The native name in the Deg Xinag language is Deloy Ges...

, along the Innoko River

Innoko River

The Innoko River is a river in western Alaska. It flows north from its origin south of Cloudy Mountain in the Kuskoswim Mountains and then flows southwest to its end at the Yukon River, across from Holy Cross, Alaska....

 in Shageluk

Shageluk, Alaska

Shageluk is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 129.-Geography:Shageluk is located at ....

, and at Holy Cross

Holy Cross, Alaska

Holy Cross is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States...

 along the lower Yukon River

Yukon River

The Yukon River is a major watercourse of northwestern North America. The source of the river is located in British Columbia, Canada. The next portion lies in, and gives its name to Yukon Territory. The lower half of the river lies in the U.S. state of Alaska. The river is long and empties into...

. The older name Ingalik and its derivatives are offensive to the Deg Hit’an.

The Deg Hit’an are members of the federally recognized Alaska Native tribes of Anvik Village

Anvik, Alaska

Anvik is a city, home to the Deg Hit'an people, in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The name Anvik, which became the common usage despite multiple names at the time, may have come from early Russian explorers. The native name in the Deg Xinag language is Deloy Ges...

, Shageluk Native Village

Shageluk, Alaska

Shageluk is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 129.-Geography:Shageluk is located at ....

, and Holy Cross Village

Holy Cross, Alaska

Holy Cross is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States...

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