Songhees people

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The Songhees people are an Indigenous Coast Salish nation of the Northern Straits region whose traditional territories include what is now Victoria and the surrounding areas of southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

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Surface form Occurrences
Songhees First Nation 0

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Coast Salish people
First Nations government
First Nations people
Indigenous people
Northern Straits Salish people
band government
associatedWithWaterBody Esquimalt Harbour NERFINISHED
Haro Strait NERFINISHED
Strait of Juan de Fuca NERFINISHED
country Canada
culturalAffiliation Coast Salish art traditions
culturalPractice potlatch
winter dances
culturalRegion Pacific Northwest Coast NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupOf Vancouver Island NERFINISHED
ethnonymVariant Songes NERFINISHED
Songes Indians NERFINISHED
Songhee NERFINISHED
Songhees Indians NERFINISHED
Songhies NERFINISHED
Songies NERFINISHED
Songish NERFINISHED
Songish Indians NERFINISHED
governingBody Songhees First Nation NERFINISHED
hasDemographicsCategory First Nations in British Columbia
historicalActivity fishing
gathering
hunting
marine trade
language North Straits Salish NERFINISHED
languageFamily Salishan languages NERFINISHED
locatedIn British Columbia
mainReserve Songhees Reserve No. 1 NERFINISHED
neighboringPeople Cowichan people NERFINISHED
Esquimalt people NERFINISHED
Saanich people NERFINISHED
peopleOf Coast Salish cultural area NERFINISHED
provinceOrTerritory British Columbia NERFINISHED
recognizedBy Government of Canada NERFINISHED
region Northern Straits region NERFINISHED
religion Coast Salish spirituality
represents Songhees people NERFINISHED
traditionalTerritoryIncludes Esquimalt Harbour NERFINISHED
Gorge Waterway NERFINISHED
Greater Victoria region NERFINISHED
Juan de Fuca Strait NERFINISHED
Victoria, British Columbia NERFINISHED
southern Vancouver Island NERFINISHED
uses canoes

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