Nahani is an Athapaskan word used to designate native groups located in British Columbia

British Columbia

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, Northwest Territories

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 and the Yukon Territories between the upper Liard River

Liard River

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 and the 64th parallel north

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 latitude. While these native groups do not necessarily have anything in common, the Canadian government used the term "Nahani" until the 1970s to refer to them collectively. They were divided into several tribes:

• Kaska
  Kaska
  The Kaska or Kaska Dena are a First Nations people living mainly in northern British Columbia and the southeastern Yukon in Canada. The Kaska language originally spoken by the Kaska is an Athabaskan language....
  
  , located between the Dease River
  Dease River
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   and the Beaver River divided into two bands, the Titshotina (mountain people) to the east and the Tsezotine (big water people) to the west.
• Esbataottine (Goat), located north and west of the Kaska along the Beaver River, South Nahanni River
  South Nahanni River
  The South Nahanni River is a major tributary of the Liard River, located roughly 500 kilometres west of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories of Canada. It is the centerpiece of Nahanni National Park Reserve...
  
  , and North Nahanni River
  North Nahanni River
  North Nahanni River is a river in the Northwest Territories of Canada. It is a major tributary of the Mackenzie River-Course:The North Nahanni River originates in the Backbone Ranges of the Mackenzie Mountains, at an elevation of . It flows east, south of the Thundercloud Range, then turns...
  
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• Etagottine, in the valleys of Gravel River and Dahachuni River.
• Tagish
  Tagish
  The Tagish or Tagish Khwáan are a group of Athabaskan First Nation people that lived around Tagish Lake and Marsh Lake, in the Yukon Territory of Canada. Tagish people intermarried heavily with Tlingit people from the coast and the Tagish language is almost extinct...
  
  , about Tagish Lake
  Tagish Lake
  Tagish Lake is a lake in the Yukon Territory and northern British Columbia, Canada. The lake is more than long and about 2 km wide.It has two arms, the Taku Arm in the east which is very long and mostly in British Columbia and Windy Arm in the west, mostly in the Yukon. The Klondike Highway runs...
  
   and Marsh Lake
  Marsh Lake
  Marsh Lake is a widening of the Yukon River southeast of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. It is over 30 kilometres long and ranges from three to four kilometres wide.The co-ordinates of the lake are , and is 2,147 feet above sea level...
  
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• Takutine, on Teslin River
  Teslin River
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   and Teslin Lake
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   and upper Taku River
  Taku River
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• Titshotina, between the Cassiar Mountains
  Cassiar Mountains
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   and Liard and Dense Rivers, in British Columbia.
• Pelly River Indians: The Pelly and Ross River
  Ross River
  Ross River may refer to:* Ross River , a triburtary of Todd River near Alice Springs* Ross River , the main river that flows through Townsville, Queensland, Australia...
  
   tribes were destroyed in 1884, likely by a band of Hare Indians. A band consisting of two survivors as well as members from surrounding tribes reformed in the same area under this name.
• Tahltan
  Tahltan
  Tahltan refers to a Northern Athabaskan people who live in northern British Columbia around Telegraph Creek, Dease Lake, and Iskut.-Social Organization:...
  
   were sometimes considered a Nahani tribe.

Currently these groups are identified as Southern Tutchone

Southern Tutchone

The Southern Tutchone are a First Nations people living mainly in the southern Yukon in Canada. The Southern Tutchone language, originally spoken by the Southern Tutchone people is a variety of the Tutchone language, part of the Athabaskan language family, although it may be argued that Northern...

 and Kaska language

Kaska language

Kaska is a Northern Athabaskan language spoken by the Kaska people in the southeastern Yukon territory and northern British Columbia in Canada.-References:***...

speakers. In 1996, there were 2,407 registered Nahani in Canada.