Heiltsuk

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First Nations people Indigenous people of Canada Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast

The Heiltsuk are an Indigenous First Nations people of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, known for their rich maritime culture, complex social organization, and vibrant artistic and ceremonial traditions.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Heiltsuk Nation 3
Heiltsuk people 3
Heiltsuk-Oowekyala 2

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nations people ⓘ
Indigenous people of Canada ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
ethnonymVariant Bella Bella people ⓘ
Hwalʼbay ⓘ
surface form: Haíɫzaqv

Heiltsuk self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Heiltsuk Nation
governingBody Heiltsuk self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Heiltsuk Tribal Council
hasArtisticTradition canoe carving ⓘ
ceremonial regalia ⓘ
formline design ⓘ
totem pole carving ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ
hasCeremony potlatch ⓘ
hasConservationInitiative Great Bear Rainforest protection efforts ⓘ
herring fishery stewardship ⓘ
hasContemporaryReligion Christianity ⓘ
hasCulturalArea Great Bear Rainforest ⓘ
hasCulture clan-based social structure ⓘ
complex social organization ⓘ
maritime culture ⓘ
potlatch tradition ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity ecotourism ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
forestry ⓘ
shellfish harvesting ⓘ
hasLegalCase Heiltsuk Nation Aboriginal title and rights cases ⓘ
Heiltsuk Nation v. British Columbia ⓘ
hasPopulationRegion Central Coast Regional District ⓘ
hasPrimaryCommunity Bella Bella ⓘ
Waglisla ⓘ
hasReligion traditional Indigenous spirituality ⓘ
isMemberOf Coastal First Nations alliance ⓘ
First Nations Summit ⓘ
language Heiltsuk language ⓘ
languageFamily Wakashan languages ⓘ
locatedIn British Columbia ⓘ
British Columbia coast ⓘ
surface form: Central Coast of British Columbia
partOf Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples ⓘ
surface form: Northwest Coast cultural area
recognizedAs Heiltsuk self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Heiltsuk Nation
traditionalFood Pacific salmon ⓘ
halibut ⓘ
herring ⓘ
herring roe ⓘ
seaweed ⓘ
shellfish ⓘ
traditionalTerritoryIncludes Burke Channel ⓘ
Dean Channel ⓘ
Fitz Hugh Sound ⓘ
Milbanke Sound ⓘ
British Columbia coast ⓘ
surface form: Outer Central Coast of British Columbia

Referenced by (10)

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

Tsimshian → neighboringPeople → Heiltsuk ⓘ
Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples → culturalAreaIncludes → Heiltsuk ⓘ
this entity surface form: Heiltsuk people
Heiltsuk → recognizedAs → Heiltsuk self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Heiltsuk Nation
Heiltsuk → governingBody → Heiltsuk self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Heiltsuk Tribal Council
Heiltsuk → ethnonymVariant → Heiltsuk self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Heiltsuk Nation
Wakashan languages → includesLanguage → Heiltsuk ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern Wakashan languages
this entity surface form: Heiltsuk-Oowekyala
Wakashan languages → ethnolinguisticGroup → Heiltsuk ⓘ
this entity surface form: Heiltsuk Nation
Haisla → closelyRelatedTo → Heiltsuk ⓘ
this entity surface form: Heiltsuk-Oowekyala
Haisla people → relatedEthnicGroup → Heiltsuk ⓘ
this entity surface form: Heiltsuk people
Bella Coola (Nuxalk) people → neighboringPeople → Heiltsuk ⓘ
this entity surface form: Heiltsuk people