Kitasoo/Xaiʼxais First Nation

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Coastal First Nation First Nation government Indigenous people of Canada

The Kitasoo/Xaiʼxais First Nation is an Indigenous community of the Pacific Northwest Coast whose identity, stories, and stewardship practices are deeply tied to the rare white Kermode “spirit” bear and its rainforest homeland.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Kitasoo Xai’xais First Nation	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Coastal First Nation ⓘ First Nation government ⓘ Indigenous people of Canada ⓘ
asserts	Aboriginal rights and title in traditional territory ⓘ
associatedLanguage	Heiltsuk-Oowekyala NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Tsimshian NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
culturalHeritage	oral histories tied to spirit bear ⓘ stories connected to rainforest homeland ⓘ
culturalPractice	hereditary chieftainship ⓘ potlatch ⓘ
culturalRegion	Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous cultures NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalSymbol	Kermode bear NERFINISHED ⓘ spirit bear NERFINISHED ⓘ
economicActivity	cultural tourism ⓘ ecotourism ⓘ fisheries ⓘ
environmentalEthic	Indigenous stewardship principles ⓘ
environmentalRole	co-management of Great Bear Rainforest protected areas ⓘ
focusesOn	conservation of coastal rainforest ecosystems ⓘ protection of grizzly bears and spirit bears ⓘ
governanceType	band council ⓘ
governs	Klemtu community NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.kitasoo.ca/ ⓘ
hasStewardshipProgram	Kitasoo/Xaiʼxais Guardian Watchmen NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	marine stewardship in Great Bear Rainforest ⓘ stewardship of Kermode (spirit) bear habitat ⓘ
languageFamily	Salishan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Wakashan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	British Columbia ⓘ Pacific Northwest Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	Swindle Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainCommunity	Klemtu NERFINISHED ⓘ
memberOf	Coastal First Nations alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ Heiltsuk Tribal Council (historic cultural-political ties) NERFINISHED ⓘ
negotiatesWith	Government of British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
operates	Spirit Bear Lodge NERFINISHED ⓘ
people	Kitasoo NERFINISHED ⓘ Xaiʼxais NERFINISHED ⓘ
population	small community centered in Klemtu ⓘ
provinceRecognition	Province of British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedBy	Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Central Coast Regional District area NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	mix of traditional spiritual beliefs and Christianity ⓘ
traditionalTerritory	Central Coast of British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Bear Rainforest NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kermode bear → culturalSignificanceFor → Kitasoo/Xaiʼxais First Nation ⓘ

Haisla people → relatedEthnicGroup → Kitasoo/Xaiʼxais First Nation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kitasoo Xai’xais First Nation