Wolastoq

E356581

Indigenous toponym river name

Wolastoq is the Indigenous (Maliseet/Mi'kmaq) name for the Saint John River, reflecting its cultural and historical significance to the First Nations of the region.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Wolastoqiyik	2
Wolastoq canonical	1

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indigenous toponym ⓘ river name ⓘ
associatedPeople	Maliseet ⓘ Mi’kmaq ⓘ surface form: Mi'kmaq Wolastoqiyik ⓘ
associatedWith	Wolastoqiyik First Nations in New Brunswick ⓘ surface form: Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick Wolastoqey traditional territory ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalSignificance	central to Maliseet identity ⓘ sacred waterway for local First Nations ⓘ
etymologyMeaning	often translated as "beautiful river" ⓘ
hasAlternativeSpelling	Welastekw ⓘ Wəlastəkw ⓘ
hasOfficialRecognition	recognized in some governmental and cultural contexts in New Brunswick ⓘ
historicalSignificance	core of Maliseet traditional territory ⓘ traditional transportation route for Indigenous peoples ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ surface form: Maliseet language Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ surface form: Wolastoqey language
locatedIn	Maine ⓘ New Brunswick ⓘ Quebec, Canada ⓘ surface form: Quebec
nameFor	Saint John River ⓘ
partOf	Wabanaki Confederacy homelands ⓘ
recognizedAs	Indigenous name of the Saint John River ⓘ
refersTo	river ⓘ
relatedEthnonym	Wolastoqiyik ⓘ
relatedName	Wolastoqiyik ⓘ surface form: Wolastoqey (people and language)
toponymType	hydronym ⓘ
usedBy	Wolastoqiyik First Nations in New Brunswick ⓘ surface form: First Nations of the Saint John River valley

Referenced by (3)

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

Saint John River → hasNameInMi'kmaq → Wolastoq ⓘ

Maliseet → alsoKnownAs → Wolastoq ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wolastoqiyik

Maliseet → selfDesignation → Wolastoq ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wolastoqiyik