Kootenai
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The Kootenai are a Native American/First Nations people of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally inhabiting areas of what are now Montana, Idaho, and British Columbia, with a distinct language and culture closely tied to the region’s rivers and mountains.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Nations people
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ Native American people ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kootenay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kutenai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cultureArea |
Northwest Coast periphery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plateau ⓘ |
| environmentAssociation |
mountains
ⓘ
rivers ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governingBodyIncludes |
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kootenai Tribe of Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ Ktunaxa Nation Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalActivity | fur trade participation ⓘ |
| historicalEventAssociation | U.S.–Canada border formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Kutenai language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | language isolate ⓘ |
| populationRegion |
Kootenai River basin
ⓘ
Rocky Mountains foothills ⓘ |
| primarySubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| recognizedFirstNationIn | British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedTribeIn |
Idaho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedGroup | Salish peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional tribal religion ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | Ktunaxa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spiritualPractice |
sweat lodge
ⓘ
vision quest ⓘ |
| subgroup |
Lower Kootenai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Kootenai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
animism
ⓘ
land-based spirituality ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
beadwork ⓘ canoe building ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | trade ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritoryIncludes |
British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritoryRegion | Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
plank house
ⓘ
tipi ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.