W̱SÁNEĆ
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W̱SÁNEĆ is the Indigenous name for the Saanich people, a Coast Salish First Nation whose traditional territories are located on southern Vancouver Island and the nearby Gulf Islands in British Columbia, Canada.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Coast Salish people
ⓘ
First Nation ⓘ Indigenous people ⓘ |
| alternateName | Saanich people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Salish Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Straits of Georgia and Juan de Fuca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Saanich people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalConcept | relational stewardship of land and sea ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
canoe travel
ⓘ
potlatch-style gatherings ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
reef net fishing
ⓘ
winter ceremonial practices ⓘ |
| hasGovernment | W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemberNation |
Pauquachin First Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tsartlip First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsawout First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Tseycum First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOralTradition | origin stories tied to Saanich Peninsula ⓘ |
| hasOrganization |
W̱SÁNEĆ School Board
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
W̱SÁNEĆ Tribal School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSacredSite |
Mount Newton (LÁU,WELNEW)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various Gulf Islands reef net sites ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalEconomy |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ reef net salmon fishing ⓘ |
| indigenousTo | Pacific Northwest Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | SENĆOŦEN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Salishan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
ⓘ
Gulf Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | often translated as "the emerging people" or "the rising people" ⓘ |
| partOf | Coast Salish cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal ⓘ |
| religion | Coast Salish spirituality ⓘ |
| selfDesignation | W̱SÁNEĆ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Coast Salish peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Saanich Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Gulf Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatyRelationship |
Douglas Treaties
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saanich Douglas Treaties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesOrthography | SENĆOŦEN orthography with diacritics ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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