W̱SÁNEĆ Nation
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The W̱SÁNEĆ Nation is a Coast Salish Indigenous people of southern Vancouver Island and nearby Gulf Islands, known for their deep cultural, linguistic, and territorial ties to the SENĆOŦEN language and the Salish Sea.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Coast Salish people
ⓘ
First Nation ⓘ Indigenous people ⓘ |
| associatedWaterBody |
Haro Strait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Juan de Fuca Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ Salish Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Strait of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Douglas Treaties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTreatyProcess | British Columbia treaty process ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalConcept |
relational stewardship of land and sea
ⓘ
territorial responsibility to islands and waters ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
canoe travel
ⓘ
marine stewardship ⓘ seasonal harvesting ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Coast Salish cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Coast Salish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalLandscape |
Saanich Inlet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saanich Peninsula coastline ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTieTo |
SENĆOŦEN language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salish Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTieTo | Straits Salish peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemberFirstNation |
Pauquachin First Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tsartlip First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsawout First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Tseycum First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalTerritoryIn |
Gulf Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salish Sea islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | SENĆOŦEN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Salishan languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Straits Salish languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | British Columbia ⓘ |
| mainTerritory |
Gulf Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salish Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| partOf | Coast Salish Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageEndonym | SENĆOŦEN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | First Nations collective ⓘ |
| region |
Saanich Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Gulf Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | W̱SÁNEĆ people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ marine harvesting ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | SENĆOŦEN orthography ⓘ |
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