Indigenous peoples of the Rocky Mountains
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The Indigenous peoples of the Rocky Mountains are diverse Native nations whose traditional homelands span the mountain ranges of western North America, with rich cultures, languages, and lifeways closely tied to the region’s high-altitude environments and ecosystems.
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous peoples collective
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cultural region population ⓘ ethnic group collection ⓘ |
| contemporaryIssuesInclude |
co-management of national parks and protected areas
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cultural preservation ⓘ language revitalization ⓘ |
| contemporaryIssuesInclude |
land rights
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resource extraction conflicts ⓘ |
| culturallyAssociatedWith |
bison hunting
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horse culture ⓘ mountain hunting and trapping ⓘ plateau fishing and root gathering ⓘ seasonal migration ⓘ tipi dwellings ⓘ |
| environmentAssociatedWith |
alpine meadows
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high-altitude ecosystems ⓘ montane forests ⓘ river valleys ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Apsáalooke people
NERFINISHED
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Bannock people NERFINISHED ⓘ Blackfoot Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ Coeur d’Alene people NERFINISHED ⓘ Crow Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Shoshone NERFINISHED ⓘ Flathead Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Kainai Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Kootenai people NERFINISHED ⓘ Ktunaxa Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Nez Perce people NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Shoshone NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Ute Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Okanagan people NERFINISHED ⓘ Piikani Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Salish people NERFINISHED ⓘ Secwepemc Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Shoshone people NERFINISHED ⓘ Shuswap people NERFINISHED ⓘ Siksika Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Ute Indian Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Stoney Nakoda Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ St’át’imc people NERFINISHED ⓘ Syilx Okanagan Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsuu T’ina Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Ute Mountain Ute Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Ute people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyAffectedBy |
fur trade expansion
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reservation system in the United States ⓘ reserve system in Canada ⓘ smallpox epidemics ⓘ treaty-making with colonial governments ⓘ |
| languageFamilyIncludes |
Algonquian languages
NERFINISHED
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Athabaskan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Kutenai language NERFINISHED ⓘ Salishan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Uto-Aztecan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
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Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Western North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionAndBelief |
ceremonies tied to mountains and waters
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land-based spiritual practices ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritoryIncludes |
Alberta Rocky Mountains
NERFINISHED
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British Columbia interior mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Colorado Rockies NERFINISHED ⓘ Idaho mountains ⓘ Montana Rockies NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico southern Rockies ⓘ Wyoming Rockies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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