Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw

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Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw is the Squamish Nation, an Indigenous Coast Salish people of the Pacific Northwest with deep cultural, spiritual, and territorial ties to their ancestral lands in what is now southwestern British Columbia.

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Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Coast Salish people
First Nation government
Indigenous nation
assertsRightsOver land, waters, and resources in their traditional territory
governs Squamish Indian Band reserves NERFINISHED
hasCouncil Squamish Nation Council NERFINISHED
hasCulturalAffiliation Coast Salish culture NERFINISHED
hasCulturalInstitution Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre (joint with Lil’wat Nation) NERFINISHED
hasCulturalPractice canoe carving
longhouse ceremonies
potlatch traditions
weaving
hasCulturalSymbol canoe
salmon
thunderbird
hasEconomicActivity cultural enterprises
fisheries
forestry
real estate development
tourism
hasEducationInstitution Squamish Nation Training and Trades Centre NERFINISHED
hasEndonym Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw NERFINISHED
hasEnglishName Squamish Nation NERFINISHED
hasGovernmentType Indian Act band government NERFINISHED
hasHeadOfGovernmentTitle Khelsilem (Council Chairperson, as of 2020s) NERFINISHED
hasHeadquarters North Vancouver, British Columbia NERFINISHED
hasLanguage Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim NERFINISHED
hasPeopleName Squamish people NERFINISHED
Sḵwx̱wú7mesh NERFINISHED
hasPopulationApprox over 4,000 registered members
hasSpiritualConnectionTo ancestral lands in southwestern British Columbia
hasTraditionalTerritory Burrard Inlet NERFINISHED
English Bay NERFINISHED
Fraser River lowlands NERFINISHED
Howe Sound NERFINISHED
North Shore of Vancouver NERFINISHED
Squamish River valley NERFINISHED
Sunshine Coast NERFINISHED
hasUrbanPresenceIn City of Vancouver NERFINISHED
District of North Vancouver NERFINISHED
District of West Vancouver NERFINISHED
languageFamily Salishan languages NERFINISHED
locatedIn Canada
Southwestern British Columbia NERFINISHED
participatesIn treaty and rights negotiations in British Columbia
partOf Coast Salish cultural area NERFINISHED
Pacific Northwest Coast NERFINISHED
recognizedBy Government of Canada NERFINISHED
Province of British Columbia NERFINISHED
subgroupOf Central Coast Salish NERFINISHED

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Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim) autonym Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw
this entity surface form: Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim
Nch’ḵay̓ culturalSignificanceFor Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw
Nch’ḵay̓ locatedOnTraditionalTerritoryOf Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw