Metlakatla, British Columbia

E88166

First Nations community settlement unincorporated community

Metlakatla, British Columbia is a historic Tsimshian First Nations community on the northern coast of the province, known as a significant cultural and ancestral village site.

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	First Nations community → settlement → unincorporated community →
associatedWith	Tsimshian clan system → Tsimshian hereditary chiefs →
country	Canada →
culture	Tsimshian culture →
ethnicGroup	Tsimshian →
governedBy	Metlakatla First Nation →
hasCommunityType	Indigenous community → coastal village →
hasCulturalPractice	Tsimshian art → Tsimshian oral traditions → potlatch →
hasLandStatus	reserve lands (Metlakatla First Nation) →
hasNameOrigin	Tsimshian language →
hasOfficialLanguage	English →
hasPopulationGroup	Tsimshian members of Metlakatla First Nation →
hasReligiousHistory	Anglican missionary activity →
hasReligiousInstitution	Anglican church (historical) →
hasTraditionalLanguage	Sm’álgyax →
hasTransportConnection	boat access →
heritageStatus	ancestral village site → historic First Nations community → significant cultural site →
indigenousPeople	Tsimshian →
locatedIn	British Columbia → North Coast Regional District → North Coast of British Columbia → northwestern British Columbia → traditional Coast Tsimshian territory →
locatedNear	Prince Rupert, British Columbia →
locatedOn	Pacific coast → Skeena–Queen Charlotte region (historical) →
partOf	traditional territory of the Tsimshian →
province	British Columbia →
recognizedBy	Government of British Columbia → Government of Canada →
region	North Coast →
traditionalEconomy	fishing → marine harvesting → trade →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tsimshian →	notableVillage