Wetʼsuwetʼen
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The Wetʼsuwetʼen are an Indigenous First Nations people of northwestern British Columbia, Canada, with a distinct governance system, language, and territory along the Bulkley and Morice rivers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wetʼsuwetʼen canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Nations people
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ |
| asserts | Aboriginal title over traditional territory ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalPractice | potlatch ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Northwest Coast of North America ONNED1 ⓘ |
| culturalRevitalization |
land-based cultural education
ⓘ
language revitalization programs ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Canada ⓘ |
| governanceConflict | dispute between hereditary chiefs and elected band councils ⓘ |
| governanceSystem |
clan-based system
ⓘ
hereditary chief system ⓘ |
| hasBandGovernment |
Moricetown Band
ⓘ
Wetʼsuwetʼen First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClan |
Gilseyhu clan
ⓘ
Gitdumden clan ⓘ Laksamshu clan ⓘ Laksilyu clan ⓘ Tsayu clan ⓘ |
| hasCommunity |
Moricetown (Witset)
ⓘ
Wetʼsuwetʼen First Nation community at Palling Reserve ⓘ |
| hasOrganization | Office of the Wetʼsuwetʼen ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCenter |
Houston, British Columbia region
ⓘ
Bulkley Valley region ⓘ
surface form:
Smithers region
|
| involvedIn |
Coastal GasLink pipeline conflict
ⓘ
Delgamuukw v. British Columbia ⓘ
surface form:
Delgamuukw–Gisdayʼwa land claims case
|
| language | Wetʼsuwetʼen language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Athabaskan language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Athabaskan languages
Northern Athabaskan languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern British Columbia ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Carrier (Dakelh)
ⓘ
surface form:
Carrier Sekani
Gitxsan ⓘ Nisgaʼa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLegalCase | Delgamuukw v. British Columbia ⓘ |
| partOf | Dene peoples ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | First Nation under Canadian law ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
|
| region |
Bulkley Valley region
ⓘ
surface form:
Bulkley Valley
Nechako Plateau ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Indigenous spirituality ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ trapping ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Bulkley Valley region
ⓘ
surface form:
Bulkley River region
Morice River region ⓘ |
| treatyStatus | largely untreatied territory ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin script for Wetʼsuwetʼen language ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.