Snuneymuxw people

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The Snuneymuxw people are an Indigenous Coast Salish nation whose traditional territories encompass the area around present-day Nanaimo on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Coast Salish people
First Nation government
First Nations people
Indigenous people
band government
associatedWithWaterBody Nanaimo Harbour NERFINISHED
Strait of Georgia NERFINISHED
country Canada
culturalAffiliation Coast Salish art
culturalPractice potlatch
culturalRegion Pacific Northwest Coast NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupOf Snuneymuxw First Nation NERFINISHED
governedUnder Indian Act NERFINISHED
governingBody Snuneymuxw First Nation Chief and Council NERFINISHED
hasAlternateName Nanaimo Indians NERFINISHED
Snuneymuxw First Nation NERFINISHED
hasAutonym Snuneymuxw NERFINISHED
hasBandNumber 648
hasCulturalFestival Snuneymuxw Days NERFINISHED
hasCulturalSite Nanaimo River estuary NERFINISHED
Newcastle Island Marine Provincial Park NERFINISHED
hasMainCommunity Nanaimo NERFINISHED
hasNeighboringGroup Cowichan Tribes NERFINISHED
Snaw-naw-as First Nation NERFINISHED
Stz’uminus First Nation NERFINISHED
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.snuneymuxw.ca/
hasPopulationRegion central east coast of Vancouver Island
hasReserveNear Nanaimo NERFINISHED
historicalLanguageUse Hul’q’umi’num’ dialect of Halkomelem NERFINISHED
language Hul’q’umi’num’ NERFINISHED
languageFamily Salishan languages NERFINISHED
locatedIn British Columbia
Vancouver Island NERFINISHED
partOf Coast Salish peoples NERFINISHED
primaryEconomicActivities fishing
forestry
tourism
province British Columbia
recognizedBy Government of Canada NERFINISHED
region Coast Salish territory NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
Indigenous spirituality
subgroupOf Snuneymuxw people NERFINISHED
traditionalTerritoryIncludes Gabriola Island NERFINISHED
Nanaimo NERFINISHED
Nanaimo River NERFINISHED
Newcastle Island NERFINISHED
treatyPartyTo Douglas Treaties NERFINISHED

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