Semiahmoo people
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The Semiahmoo people are a Coast Salish Indigenous nation traditionally based around the southern Strait of Georgia in what is now southwestern British Columbia, Canada.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Coast Salish people
ⓘ
First Nations people ⓘ Indigenous people ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
experienced land dispossession
ⓘ
subject to Canadian Indian Act policies ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalAffiliation | Strait of Georgia Coast Salish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice | potlatch ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Pacific Northwest Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRevitalization |
language preservation efforts
ⓘ
revival of traditional ceremonies ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Semiahmoo First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Downriver Halkomelem dialect
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Halkomelem language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Semiahmoo Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulationStatus | small First Nation community ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Indigenous spirituality ⓘ |
| historicalRole | participants in Coast Salish trade networks ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Salishan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | British Columbia ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Canada–United States border
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
City of Surrey, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ City of White Rock, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCommunity | Semiahmoo First Nation community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainReserve | Semiahmoo Indian Reserve No. 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Katzie First Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kwikwetlem First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Musqueam Indian Band NERFINISHED ⓘ Sto꞉lo peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsawwassen First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguageJurisdiction | Province of British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ongoingIssue |
fishing rights
ⓘ
land rights ⓘ |
| partOf | Coast Salish cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | First Nation under the Indian Act of Canada ⓘ |
| region | Southwestern British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | Semiahmoo First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering wild plants ⓘ hunting ⓘ shellfish harvesting ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Boundary Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Fraser River region NERFINISHED ⓘ Semiahmoo Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Strait of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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