Saanich people
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The Saanich people are a Coast Salish Indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally inhabiting territories around the Saanich Peninsula and nearby Gulf Islands in what is now British Columbia.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Coast Salish people
ⓘ
First Nations people ⓘ Indigenous people ⓘ |
| autonym | W̱SÁNEĆ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialImpact |
Indian Act governance
ⓘ
reserve system in British Columbia ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
canoe building
ⓘ
cedar bark weaving ⓘ potlatch ceremonies ⓘ reef net fishing ⓘ salmon fishing ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Haro Strait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Straits of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBandGovernment |
Pauquachin First Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tsartlip First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsawout First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Tseycum First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunity |
Brentwood Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Saanich NERFINISHED ⓘ Saanichton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalConcept | W̱SÁNEĆ laws and teachings ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInstitution |
LÁU,WELṈEW̱ Tribal School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
W̱SÁNEĆ School Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | SENĆOŦEN orthography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | SENĆOŦEN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Salishan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Straits Salish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | British Columbia ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Cowichan people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lummi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Samish people NERFINISHED ⓘ Songhees people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Coast Salish cultural group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Coast Salish spirituality ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
Pacific salmon
ⓘ
berries ⓘ camas bulbs ⓘ shellfish ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Coast Salish territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Gulf Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saanich Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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