Ganada (Raven)

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Ganada (Raven) is one of the principal matrilineal clans of the Nisga’a people, traditionally associated with the Raven crest and its related stories, rights, and responsibilities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nisga’a clan
matrilineal clan
social group
associatedPeople Nisga’a Nation NERFINISHED
associatedWith Raven ceremonial rights
Raven clan responsibilities
Raven crest stories
crest art on regalia
crest art on totem poles
feasting and naming ceremonies
crest Raven
culturalContinuity continues into contemporary Nisga’a society
culturalHeritageStatus integral to Nisga’a identity
culturalRegion Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples
surface form: Northwest Coast of North America
descentSystem matrilineal
ethnicContext Nisga’a people NERFINISHED
governedBy Nisga’a Final Agreement
surface form: Nisga’a ayuuk (laws and customs)
hasClanSystemRole principal clan
hasCulturalRole guardian of specific stories
holder of hereditary rights
participant in potlatch ceremonies
hasOpposedOrComplementaryClan Gisk’aast (Killer Whale) clan
Eagle clan
surface form: Laxgibuu (Wolf) clan

Eagle clan
surface form: Laxsgiik (Eagle) clan
kinshipSystem matrilineal
languageContext Nisga’a language
locatedIn British Columbia
Canada
membershipRule inherited from mother
partOf Nisga’a Nation
surface form: Nisga’a clan system
responsibilitiesInclude hosting and attending potlatches
maintaining clan histories
upholding Nisga’a laws
rightsInclude telling specific Raven histories
use of Raven images and designs
socialFunction organizing marriages
regulating kinship obligations
structuring political authority
symbol Raven
traditionalStructure house groups
transmissionMode oral tradition

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Nisga’a clan Ganada (Raven)