Ktunaxa people
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The Ktunaxa people are an Indigenous group of North America traditionally inhabiting regions of southeastern British Columbia and adjacent areas of the United States, known for their distinct cultural traditions and unique language isolate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ktunaxa people canonical | 2 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Nations people
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ Native American people ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cultureArea |
Plateau
ⓘ
Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicTrend | engaged in language revitalization efforts ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Ktunaxa Nation Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
oral storytelling traditions
ⓘ
sacred relationship with the land ⓘ seasonal ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasOrganization | Ktunaxa Nation Council government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRight | Aboriginal rights recognized in Canadian law ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| language | Ktunaxa language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | language isolate ⓘ |
| mainlyIn |
British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRiver |
Columbia River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kootenay River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
First Nation in Canada
ⓘ
Native American tribe in the United States ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Ktunaxa spirituality ⓘ |
| subgroup |
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kootenai Tribe of Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ yaqan nuʔkiy (Lower Kootenay Band) NERFINISHED ⓘ ʔakink̓umǂasnuqǂiʔit (Tobacco Plains Indian Band) NERFINISHED ⓘ ʔakisq̓nuk First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ ʔaq̓am (St. Mary’s Indian Band) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
beadwork ⓘ hide tanning ⓘ woodworking ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | seasonal round ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
pit houses
ⓘ
tipis ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering wild plants ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
eastern Kootenay region
ⓘ
northern Idaho ⓘ northwestern United States ⓘ parts of Alberta ⓘ southeastern British Columbia ⓘ western Montana ⓘ |
| treatyOrAgreement |
Hellgate Treaty (through related bands in Montana)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various reserve agreements in British Columbia ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kutenai language