Nanaimo First Nation

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Nanaimo First Nation is an Indigenous Coast Salish community on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, traditionally known as the Snuneymuxw First Nation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Coast Salish people
First Nation government
Indigenous community
alsoKnownAs Snuneymuxw First Nation NERFINISHED
country Canada
culturalRegion Coast Salish NERFINISHED
engagesIn land and rights negotiations with British Columbia
land and rights negotiations with Canada
ethnicGroup Coast Salish NERFINISHED
governs Snuneymuxw reserve lands
hasCommunityType coastal community
hasCulturalPractice Coast Salish art
Coast Salish longhouse traditions
traditional cedar use
traditional fishing
hasEconomicActivity band-owned enterprises
fisheries
forestry-related activities
tourism and cultural tourism
hasFocus cultural preservation
language revitalization
self-government and governance capacity building
hasGovernmentType band council
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasPopulationStatus small Indigenous nation
hasPrimaryReligion Christianity (various denominations) NERFINISHED
Indigenous spiritual traditions
hasRight Aboriginal rights under Canadian law
treaty rights (historic and modern negotiations)
hasService education services for members
health services for members
housing services for members
hasTraditionalLanguage Hul’q’umi’num’ NERFINISHED
locatedIn British Columbia
Pacific Northwest
Vancouver Island NERFINISHED
locatedNear City of Nanaimo NERFINISHED
partOf Coast Salish cultural area NERFINISHED
Salish Sea region NERFINISHED
people Snuneymuxw people NERFINISHED
province British Columbia
recognizedAs Indian Act band government
recognizedBy Government of Canada NERFINISHED
region central east coast of Vancouver Island
traditionalName Snuneymuxw First Nation NERFINISHED
traditionalTerritoryIncludes eastern Vancouver Island around Nanaimo
nearby Gulf Islands
waters of the Salish Sea NERFINISHED

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Snuneymuxw First Nation hasHistoricNameVariant Nanaimo First Nation