Tsimshian Nation
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The Tsimshian Nation is an Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America, known for their rich maritime culture, complex clan system, and distinctive art and ceremonial traditions.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coast Tsimshian Nations | 1 |
| Tsimshian First Nations alliance or tribal groupings | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Nations people
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ Pacific Northwest Coast people ⓘ |
| artForm |
formline design
ⓘ
mask making ⓘ totem poles ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
| clanStructure | matrilineal ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Northwest Coast cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governingBody | Tsimshian First Nations governments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClan |
Eagle clan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Killer Whale clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Raven clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolf clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClanSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasCommunity |
Kitkatla
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kitselas NERFINISHED ⓘ Kitsumkalum NERFINISHED ⓘ Lax Kw’alaams NERFINISHED ⓘ Metlakatla, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Metlakatla, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Coast Tsimshian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gitxsan NERFINISHED ⓘ Nisga’a NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Tsimshian NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Tsimshian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | matrilineal descent ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ceremonial traditions
ⓘ
complex clan system ⓘ distinctive art ⓘ potlatch ceremonies ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Tsimshianic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Pacific Northwest Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritimeCulture | rich ⓘ |
| region |
British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeast Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional animist beliefs ⓘ |
| speaksLanguage | Sm’álgyax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | plank houses ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Coast of Alaska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nass River region NERFINISHED ⓘ North Coast of British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Skeena River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Coast Tsimshian Nations
this entity surface form:
Tsimshian First Nations alliance or tribal groupings