Nlaka'pamux

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The Nlaka'pamux are an Indigenous First Nations people of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada, whose traditional territory includes the Fraser Canyon region.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Nlaka'pamuctsin 1
Stó꞉lō 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nations people
Indigenous people
alsoKnownAs Nlaka’pamux Nation
Thompson River
surface form: Thompson River Salish

Nlaka'pamux people
surface form: Thompson people
country Canada
culturalPractice pit house (kekuli) dwellings
storytelling traditions
winter dance ceremonies
culturalRegion Plateau culture area
demographicGroup Indigenous peoples in Canada
ethnicGroupOf British Columbia
governingBodiesInclude Fraser Thompson Indian Services Society
Nlaka’pamux Nation
surface form: Nlaka’pamux Nation Tribal Council

Scw’exmx Tribal Council
hasSubgroup Ashcroft Indian Band
Boothroyd Indian Band
Boston Bar First Nation
Cooks Ferry Indian Band
Kanaka Bar Indian Band
Llenlleney’ten (High Bar First Nation)
Lytton First Nation
Nicomen Indian Band
Nlaka’pamux Nation Tribal Council member bands
Scw’exmx communities
Ashcroft Indian Band
surface form: Siska Indian Band

Spuzzum First Nation
historicalActivity fishing on Fraser River salmon runs
hunting and gathering
trade along Fraser Canyon trails
involvedIn Fraser Canyon War
language Nlaka'pamux self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nlaka'pamuctsin
languageFamily Salishan languages
surface form: Interior Salish languages
locatedIn Interior Plateau of British Columbia
surface form: Interior of British Columbia
partOf Interior Salish peoples
province British Columbia
recognizedBy Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: Government of Canada
region Fraser Canyon
Thompson-Nicola region
religion Christianity
Traditional Indigenous spirituality
traditionalTerritoryIncludes Boston Bar area
Fraser Canyon
Lytton
surface form: Lytton area

Nicola River valley
Spences Bridge area
Stein River valley
Thompson River
surface form: Thompson River valley
treatyStatus largely without historic treaties

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this entity surface form: Stó꞉lō
Nlaka'pamux language Nlaka'pamux self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Nlaka'pamuctsin