Lekwungen people
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The Lekwungen people are an Indigenous Coast Salish group whose traditional territories encompass what is now Victoria and surrounding areas on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Coast Salish people
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ |
| acknowledgedIn | territorial acknowledgements in Greater Victoria ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlaceName |
Lekwungen territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Songhees Point NERFINISHED ⓘ xwsépsum (Esquimalt) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialImpact |
displacement due to establishment of Fort Victoria
ⓘ
land loss through 19th-century settlement ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
potlatch ceremonies
ⓘ
winter ceremonial dances ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Strait of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Coast Salish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Esquimalt First Nation band council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Songhees First Nation band council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRevitalizationEffort |
cultural education in local schools
ⓘ
language revitalization programs ⓘ |
| hasModernRepresentative |
Esquimalt First Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Songhees First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSacredSite |
burial cairns and rock mounds
ⓘ
camas meadows ⓘ |
| heritageRecognizedBy |
City of Victoria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPopulationCenter | Victoria Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Salishan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
ⓘ
southern Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Cowichan people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saanich (W̱SÁNEĆ) people NERFINISHED ⓘ T’Sou-ke (Sooke) people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Coast Salish cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | First Nations people of Canada ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Coast Salish spirituality ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalFoodSource |
camas bulbs
ⓘ
salmon ⓘ shellfish ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage |
Lekwungen language
ⓘ
Songhees dialect of North Straits Salish ⓘ |
| traditionalPractice |
burning of Garry oak meadows for land management
ⓘ
camas cultivation and harvesting ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritoryIncludes |
Esquimalt, British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Songhees, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatyInvolvement | Douglas Treaties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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