Sto:lo Nation

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The Sto:lo Nation is a First Nations tribal council and cultural group of Coast Salish peoples whose traditional territory centers on the Fraser River in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.

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Surface form Occurrences
Sto:lo 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Coast Salish cultural group
First Nations tribal council
Indigenous government
associatedWithRiver Fraser River NERFINISHED
continent North America
country Canada
culturalRegion Pacific Northwest Coast NERFINISHED
engagesIn cultural preservation
land and resource management
language revitalization
treaty negotiations
ethnicGroup Coast Salish peoples NERFINISHED
governs member First Nations communities
hasCulturalAffiliation Salish peoples NERFINISHED
hasCulturalLandscape Fraser River watershed NERFINISHED
hasCulturalPractice Coast Salish art
longhouse ceremonies
river-based transportation
salmon fishing
hasEthnonymMeaning people of the river
hasFocus economic development
education and training programs
self-government
social services for members
hasGovernmentType tribal council
hasHistoricalContinuityInAreaSince pre-contact period
hasIndigenousGroupType First Nations NERFINISHED
hasOfficialLanguage English
Halq'eméylem NERFINISHED
hasOrganizationType tribal council and cultural group
hasPrimaryEcosystem riverine environment
temperate rainforest
locatedIn British Columbia
Southwestern British Columbia NERFINISHED
locatedNear Abbotsford, British Columbia NERFINISHED
Chilliwack, British Columbia NERFINISHED
Hope, British Columbia NERFINISHED
Mission, British Columbia NERFINISHED
partOf Coast Salish NERFINISHED
people Sto:lo NERFINISHED
province British Columbia
recognizedBy Government of Canada NERFINISHED
Province of British Columbia NERFINISHED
region Fraser Valley NERFINISHED
represents Sto:lo member bands
traditionalTerritoryCentersOn Fraser River NERFINISHED

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Nlaka’pamux Nation hasNeighboringGroup Sto:lo Nation
this entity surface form: Sto:lo