This paper discusses the state languages in the geopolitical North (in Greenland, Northern Canada, Alaska, Russia, and Saami) at the time of writing. Regarding North Slavey, which the author comments encompasses Hare, Bearlake, and Mountian, the paper provides a population estimate of 1,600 and approximates that 900 of those speak the language, including some children. The end of the paper provides these figures summarized in a table with all other designated Northern languages.

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Krauss, Michael. “The Indigenous Languages of the North: A Report on Their Present State.” Northern Minority Languages: Problems of Survival. Senri Ethnological Studies 44 (1997): 1-34.