Wolastoqiyik First Nations in New Brunswick
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Wolastoqiyik First Nations in New Brunswick are the Maliseet Indigenous communities located in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, recognized for their distinct cultural, linguistic, and territorial identity along the Saint John River.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Nations of the Saint John River valley | 1 |
| Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Nations in Canada
ⓘ
Indigenous people collective ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Maliseet First Nations in New Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalIdentity |
distinct from Mi’kmaq
ⓘ
distinct from Passamaquoddy ⓘ |
| culturalPractices |
basket making
ⓘ
canoe building ⓘ river-based transportation ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Wabanaki Confederacy territory ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Maliseet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Wolastoqiyik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceFramework | Indian Act of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | band councils ⓘ |
| hasFirstNation |
Kingsclear First Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madawaska Maliseet First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Oromocto First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Mary’s First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Mary’s First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Tobique First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Woodstock First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
land and treaty rights disputes
ⓘ
language revitalization needs ⓘ |
| hasRight | Aboriginal and treaty rights under Canadian Constitution ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Saint John River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Wabanaki Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | People of the Beautiful River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Indigenous peoples in Atlantic Canada ⓘ |
| people | Wolastoqiyik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Wolastoqey language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province | New Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | distinct Indigenous people in New Brunswick ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Government of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of New Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Atlantic Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Wolastoqey spiritual practices ⓘ |
| riverColonialName | Saint John River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverName | Wolastoq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selfDesignation | Wolastoqiyik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Wolastoq (Saint John River) valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western New Brunswick ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
First Nations of the Saint John River valley
this entity surface form:
Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick