Lekwungen
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Lekwungen refers to the Indigenous Coast Salish people whose traditional territory includes what is now Victoria, British Columbia, and surrounding areas.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Coast Salish people
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ |
| acknowledgedIn | territorial acknowledgements in Greater Victoria ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Songhees
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Songhees people NERFINISHED ⓘ Songish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| autonymLanguage | Lekwungen language ⓘ |
| colonialHistoryIncludes |
creation of Songhees reserve
ⓘ
displacement from village sites around Victoria harbour ⓘ treaty negotiations in 19th century ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
longhouse traditions
ⓘ
potlatch ceremonies ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Salish Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strait of Juan de Fuca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasContemporaryRole | stewardship of lands around Victoria ⓘ |
| hasDescendantCommunity |
Esquimalt First Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Songhees First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulationRegion | Greater Victoria area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSacredSite |
Beacon Hill Park area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Songhees Point NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Salishan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
ⓘ
Coast Salish cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Northwest Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Coast Salish peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | First Nations people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Coast Salish spiritual traditions ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ marine harvesting ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
camas bulbs
ⓘ
salmon ⓘ shellfish ⓘ |
| traditionalLandUse |
burning of camas meadows
ⓘ
seasonal resource harvesting ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage |
Lekwungen language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Songhees dialect of North Straits Salish ⓘ |
| traditionalPractice |
camas harvesting
ⓘ
reef net fishing ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritoryIncludes |
Esquimalt, British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gorge Waterway NERFINISHED ⓘ Songhees Point NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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