Tsimshian Nation

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First Nations people Indigenous people Pacific Northwest Coast people

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.

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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.

Metlakatla First Nation → isMemberOf → Tsimshian Nation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coast Tsimshian Nations

Metlakatla First Nation → isMemberOf → Tsimshian Nation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsimshian First Nations alliance or tribal groupings

Metlakatla Indian Community → isPartOf → Tsimshian Nation ⓘ