The Tanana languages are Athabaskan languages

Athabaskan languages

Athabaskan or Athabascan is a large group of indigenous peoples of North America, located in two main Southern and Northern groups in western North America, and of their language family...

 that include two languages which are Lower Tanana (or Minto) and Upper Tanana (or Nabesna). They are spoken in Canada

Canada

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 (Beaver Creek, Yukon

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) and Alaska

Alaska

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. About 30 people speak Lower Tanana and 100 people speak Upper Tanana. Mostly the elders speak it but many young people are trying to learn it to prevent its extinction.