Carrier (Dakelh)
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Carrier (Dakelh) are an Indigenous First Nations people of central British Columbia, Canada, known for their Athabaskan language and rich interior plateau culture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carrier (Dakelh) canonical | 1 |
| Carrier Sekani | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athabaskan-speaking people
ⓘ
First Nations people ⓘ Indigenous people of Canada ⓘ |
| colonialExperience |
impacted by residential schools
ⓘ
subject to Canadian Indian Act ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
potlatch ceremonies
ⓘ
seasonal round of resource use ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Plateau culture area
ⓘ
Subarctic ⓘ |
| ethnonym |
Carrier
ⓘ
Dakelh ⓘ |
| governingBody | Carrier Sekani Tribal Council ⓘ |
| hasClanSystem | true ⓘ |
| language | Carrier language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Athabaskan language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Athabaskan languages
Northern Athabaskan languages ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Interior Plateau
ⓘ
central British Columbia ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Gitxsan
ⓘ
Sekani ⓘ Shuswap ⓘ
surface form:
Shuswap (Secwepemc)
Tsilhqot’in (Chilcotin) NERFINISHED ⓘ Wet’suwet’en ⓘ |
| partOf | Dene peoples ⓘ |
| province | British Columbia ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Status First Nations under Canadian law ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Dakelh spirituality ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | matrilineal clans ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
hide tanning ⓘ woodworking ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
log houses
ⓘ
pit houses ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Bulkley Valley region
ⓘ
surface form:
Bulkley River area
Nechako Plateau ⓘ
surface form:
Fraser Lake region
Fraser River basin ⓘ
surface form:
Fraser River basin in central British Columbia
Nechako River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuart Lake region ⓘ |
| traditionalTransport |
canoes
ⓘ
dog sleds ⓘ snowshoes ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet orthographies ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Carrier Sekani