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.

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Ktunaxa people canonical 2

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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

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Kutenai language spokenBy Ktunaxa people
Kutenai (Ktunaxa) spokenBy Ktunaxa people
subject surface form: Kutenai language