Nuu-chah-nulth peoples

E201646

First Nations people Indigenous people Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast

The Nuu-chah-nulth peoples are a group of closely related Indigenous nations of the Pacific Northwest Coast, known for their rich maritime culture, whaling traditions, and longhouse communities.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Nuu-chah-nulth	6
Nuu-chah-nulth people	3
Nuu-chah-nulth peoples canonical	3
Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations	2
Nuu-chah-nulth folklore	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	First Nations people ⓘ Indigenous people ⓘ Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast ⓘ
artForms	mask making ⓘ weaving ⓘ wood carving ⓘ
colonialHistoryIncludes	contact with British explorers ⓘ contact with Spanish explorers ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
culturalRegion	Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples ⓘ surface form: Northwest Coast
ethnicGroupOf	Canada ⓘ
formerName	Nootka ⓘ
hasClanSystem	yes ⓘ
hasOrganization	Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council ⓘ
hasSubgroup	Ahousaht First Nation ⓘ Ditidaht First Nation ⓘ Ehattesaht First Nation ⓘ Ahousaht First Nation ⓘ surface form: Hesquiaht First Nation Huu-ay-aht First Nations ⓘ Kyuquot/Checklesaht First Nation ⓘ Ahousaht First Nation ⓘ surface form: Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation ⓘ Toquaht Nation ⓘ Tseshaht First Nation ⓘ Ucluelet First Nation ⓘ Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government ⓘ
knownFor	cedar longhouses ⓘ complex ceremonial life ⓘ maritime culture ⓘ ocean-going canoes ⓘ potlatch ceremonies ⓘ whaling traditions ⓘ
language	Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
languageFamily	Wakashan languages ⓘ
locatedIn	British Columbia ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ Vancouver Island ⓘ
notableLeader	Maquinna ⓘ
recognizedBy	Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ Indigenous spirituality ⓘ
selfDesignationMeaning	all along the mountains and sea ⓘ
traditionalEconomy	fishing ⓘ gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ whaling ⓘ
traditionalTerritoryIncludes	Barkley Sound ⓘ Clayoquot Sound ⓘ Nootka Sound ⓘ west coast of Vancouver Island ⓘ
usesMaterial	red cedar ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vancouver Island → hasIndigenousPeoples → Nuu-chah-nulth peoples ⓘ

Pacific Rim National Park Reserve → associatedWithIndigenousGroup → Nuu-chah-nulth peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuu-chah-nulth

Indigenous languages of Canada → includesLanguage → Nuu-chah-nulth peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuu-chah-nulth

Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples → culturalAreaIncludes → Nuu-chah-nulth peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuu-chah-nulth people

Wakashan languages → includesLanguage → Nuu-chah-nulth peoples ⓘ

subject surface form: Southern Wakashan languages

this entity surface form: Nuu-chah-nulth

Wakashan languages → ethnolinguisticGroup → Nuu-chah-nulth peoples ⓘ

Nootka Texts → subject → Nuu-chah-nulth peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuu-chah-nulth folklore

Nootka Texts → associatedWithPeople → Nuu-chah-nulth peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuu-chah-nulth people

Nootka language → ethnicGroup → Nuu-chah-nulth peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuu-chah-nulth people

Broken Group Islands Unit → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Nuu-chah-nulth peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations

Makah people → relatedEthnicGroup → Nuu-chah-nulth peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuu-chah-nulth

Chinuk Wawa → lexicalSourceLanguage → Nuu-chah-nulth peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuu-chah-nulth

Clayoquot Sound → traditionalTerritoryOf → Nuu-chah-nulth peoples ⓘ

Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve → inhabitedBy → Nuu-chah-nulth peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations

Nootka Sound → hasIndigenousPeople → Nuu-chah-nulth peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuu-chah-nulth