Tsilhqot’in Nation

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First Nations government Indigenous people

The Tsilhqot’in Nation is an Indigenous people of central British Columbia, Canada, known for their distinct Athabaskan language, culture, and historic defense of their lands and sovereignty.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Tsilhqot'in National Government 2
Tsilhqot’in (Chilcotin) First Nation communities 1
Tsilhqot’in Nation reserves 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nations government ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ
AboriginalTitleArea approximately 1,700 square kilometres of traditional territory ⓘ
AboriginalTitleRecognizedBy Supreme Court of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
AboriginalTitleRecognizedIn 2014 ⓘ
conflictWith colonial authorities of British Columbia ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
engagesIn cultural revitalization ⓘ
land and resource negotiations ⓘ
self‑government initiatives ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
governs member Tsilhqot’in communities ⓘ
hasAutonym Tsilhqot’in NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice ceremonial use of songs and dances ⓘ
oral storytelling traditions ⓘ
potlatch‑related feasting and gatherings ⓘ
hasDemographicStatus small population relative to other First Nations in British Columbia ⓘ
hasExonym Chilcotin NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasGovernmentType tribal council ⓘ
hasLanguage Tsilhqot’in language NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLegalCase Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOrganization Tsilhqot’in National Government NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPeople Tsilhqot’in people NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPoliticalRole advocate for Indigenous land rights in Canada ⓘ
historicalTerritory Chilcotin Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ
areas west of the Fraser River ⓘ
interior plateau of British Columbia ⓘ
involvedIn Chilcotin War of 1864 NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor Tsilhqot’in culture ⓘ
Tsilhqot’in language preservation ⓘ
defense of land rights ⓘ
defense of sovereignty ⓘ
languageFamily Athabaskan languages ⓘ
Northern Athabaskan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalVictory 2014 Supreme Court of Canada Aboriginal title decision NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Chilcotin region NERFINISHED ⓘ
central British Columbia ⓘ
mainReligion Indigenous spiritual traditions ⓘ
partOf Interior of British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ
province British Columbia ⓘ
recognizedAs First Nation under Canadian law ⓘ
region Cariboo-Chilcotin NERFINISHED ⓘ
represents member Tsilhqot’in First Nations ⓘ
traditionalEconomy fishing ⓘ
gathering ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
small‑scale agriculture ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tsilhqot'in people → governingBody → Tsilhqot’in Nation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tsilhqot'in National Government
Tsilhqot’in (Chilcotin) → hasCommunityOrganizationSupport → Tsilhqot’in Nation ⓘ
subject surface form: Tsilhqot’in language
this entity surface form: Tsilhqot’in National Government
Tsilhqot'in people → hasGovernment → Tsilhqot’in Nation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tsilhqot'in National Government
Tsilhqot’in (Chilcotin) → primaryLocation → Tsilhqot’in Nation ⓘ
subject surface form: Tsilhqot’in language
this entity surface form: Tsilhqot’in Nation reserves
Chilcotin River → supportsCommunity → Tsilhqot’in Nation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tsilhqot’in (Chilcotin) First Nation communities
Chilcotin Ranges → traditionalTerritoryOf → Tsilhqot’in Nation ⓘ