Sekani people
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The Sekani people are an Athabaskan-speaking Indigenous group of the Dene cultural-linguistic family traditionally inhabiting the north-central interior of what is now British Columbia, Canada.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athabaskan-speaking people
ⓘ
Dene people ⓘ First Nations people ⓘ Indigenous people ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Sicannie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sikanni NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsek’ehne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | fur trade history in north-central British Columbia ⓘ |
| colonialImpact |
affected by residential school system
ⓘ
subject to Canadian Indian Act ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Subarctic ⓘ |
| culturalGrouping | Dene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
oral tradition
ⓘ
seasonal round of resource harvesting ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Kwadacha First Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
McLeod Lake Indian Band NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsay Keh Dene First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClanSystem | no formal clan system comparable to some neighboring Dene groups ⓘ |
| historicalLifestyle | semi-nomadic ⓘ |
| language | Sekani language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Athabaskan languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Athabaskan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Dakelh (Carrier) people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dane-zaa (Beaver) people NERFINISHED ⓘ Gitxsan people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaska Dena NERFINISHED ⓘ Tahltan people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Dene cultural-linguistic family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryProvince | British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | First Nations in British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Interior of British Columbia ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Indigenous spirituality ⓘ |
| selfDesignation | Sekani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ trapping ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Finlay River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parsnip River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Peace River headwaters NERFINISHED ⓘ Rocky Mountain Trench region NERFINISHED ⓘ north-central interior of British Columbia ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
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