Metlakatla First Nation

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Metlakatla First Nation is an Indigenous government and community of the Coast Tsimshian people located near Prince Rupert on the north coast of British Columbia, Canada.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Metlakatla First Nation canonical 2
Gitgaʼat First Nation 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Coast Tsimshian community
First Nation government
Indigenous community
country Canada
culture Northwest Coast Indigenous culture
ethnicGroup Tsimshian
surface form: Coast Tsimshian
governs Metlakatla Indian Reserve lands
governsFor Metlakatla First Nation members
hasBandNumber (Canadian federal band number; specific numeric identifier not provided here)
hasClanSystem Tsimshian matrilineal clan system
hasCommunityType Coastal community
hasCulturalAffiliation Other Tsimshian communities in British Columbia and Alaska
hasCulturalPractice Potlatch and feasting traditions
hasEconomicActivity Cultural tourism
Fisheries
Forestry
Marine resources
Tourism
hasFocus Cultural preservation
Economic development
Environmental stewardship
Language revitalization
Protection of Tsimshian rights and title
hasGovernanceScope On-reserve and off-reserve members
hasGovernmentType Band council
hasJurisdictionOver Local services for its members
hasNeighbour Prince Rupert, British Columbia
surface form: City of Prince Rupert
hasOfficialLanguage English
Sm’álgyax
hasPrimaryReligion Christianity
hasPrimarySettlement Metlakatla, British Columbia
hasServiceArea Prince Rupert area
surface form: Prince Rupert region
hasTraditionalBeliefSystem Tsimshian spiritual traditions
isIndigenousTo North Coast of British Columbia
isMemberOf Tsimshian Nation
surface form: Coast Tsimshian Nations

Tsimshian Nation
surface form: Tsimshian First Nations alliance or tribal groupings
languageFamily Tsimshianic languages
locatedIn British Columbia
North Coast of British Columbia
locatedNear Prince Rupert, British Columbia
locatedOn Pacific coast of North America
surface form: Pacific coast of Canada
partOf Tsimshian traditional territory
people Tsimshian
provinceOrTerritory British Columbia
recognizedBy Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: Government of Canada

British Columbia
surface form: Province of British Columbia
region British Columbia coast
surface form: Northwest Coast of Canada
traditionalLanguage Sm’álgyax (Coast Tsimshian language)

Referenced by (3)

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Metlakatla, British Columbia governedBy Metlakatla First Nation
Kermode bear culturalSignificanceFor Metlakatla First Nation
this entity surface form: Gitgaʼat First Nation
Prince Rupert area traditionalTerritoryOf Metlakatla First Nation