Kwagiutl

E947335

First Nations people Indigenous people Pacific Northwest Coast people

Kwagiutl refers to an Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada, traditionally known for their rich ceremonial culture, complex social structure, and distinctive art and totem poles.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	First Nations people ⓘ Indigenous people ⓘ Pacific Northwest Coast people ⓘ
affectedBy	colonial policies in Canada ⓘ potlatch ban in Canada ⓘ
ceremonialInstitution	Hamatsa society NERFINISHED ⓘ winter ceremonial ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
culturalRegion	Northwest Coast cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf	Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasArtMedium	painted wood ⓘ red cedar ⓘ
hasArtStyle	formline design ⓘ highly stylized animal motifs ⓘ
hasCeremony	funerary rites ⓘ initiation rituals ⓘ marriage ceremonies ⓘ naming ceremonies ⓘ
hasClanSystem	matrilineal descent elements ⓘ ranked lineages ⓘ
hasContemporaryIssue	cultural revitalization ⓘ land rights ⓘ
hasEconomy	potlatch redistribution ⓘ traditional gift exchange ⓘ
hasPoliticalOrganization	hereditary chiefs ⓘ village chiefs ⓘ
hasPopulationTrend	decline after European contact ⓘ
hasReligion	Christianity ⓘ traditional animist beliefs ⓘ
knownFor	clan system ⓘ complex social structure ⓘ elaborate ceremonial regalia ⓘ hereditary nobility ⓘ masks ⓘ mythology and oral tradition ⓘ painted house fronts ⓘ potlatch ceremonies ⓘ secret societies ⓘ totem poles ⓘ wood carving ⓘ
language	Kwakʼwala NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily	Wakashan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	British Columbia ⓘ Pacific Northwest Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialCulture	bentwood boxes ⓘ button blankets ⓘ canoes ⓘ cedar wood carving ⓘ woven cedar bark clothing ⓘ
partOf	Kwakwakaʼwakw NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectOfStudyBy	Franz Boas NERFINISHED ⓘ George Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalHousing	cedar plank houses ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence	berry gathering ⓘ fishing ⓘ salmon fishing ⓘ sea mammal hunting ⓘ shellfish gathering ⓘ
traditionalTerritory	Johnstone Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Charlotte Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Kwakwaka’wakw (Kwak’wala) → hasAlternativeName → Kwagiutl ⓘ

subject surface form: Kwakʼwala