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.

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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.

Gitxsan neighboringPeople Carrier (Dakelh)
Wetʼsuwetʼen neighboringGroup Carrier (Dakelh)
this entity surface form: Carrier Sekani