Tsilhqot'in people

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The Tsilhqot'in people are an Indigenous First Nations group of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada, known for their distinct Athabaskan language, semi-nomadic ranching and hunting traditions, and historic resistance to colonial encroachment.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Tsilhqot'in people canonical 1
Tsilhqot’in (Chilcotin) people 1
Tsilhqot’in people 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Athabaskan people
First Nations people
Indigenous people of Canada
alsoKnownAs Chilcotin people
autonym Tsilhqot'in
linked to: Tsilhqot’in
country Canada
culturalRegion Plateau culture area
ethnicGroupOf British Columbia
governingBody Tsilhqot'in National Government
hasBandGovernment ?Esdilagh First Nation
Tl'etinqox-t'in Government Office
Tsi Del Del First Nation
Xats'ull First Nation
Xeni Gwet'in First Nations Government
Yunesit'in Government
hasGovernment Tsilhqot'in National Government
hasPopulationRegion Cariboo-Chilcotin region
linked to: Chilcotin region
historicalInteraction Hudson's Bay Company traders
colonial authorities of British Columbia
knownFor Tsilhqot'in title case
resistance to colonial encroachment
languageFamily Athabaskan languages
linked to: Athabaskan

Na-Dene languages
linked to: Na-Dene

Northern Athabaskan languages
legalCase Tsilhqot'in Nation v. British Columbia
legalRecognition Aboriginal title recognized by Supreme Court of Canada
locatedIn Chilcotin Plateau
linked to: Chilcotin region

Interior of British Columbia
notableHistoricalEvent Chilcotin War of 1864
partOf Dene peoples
primaryLanguage Tsilhqot'in language
province British Columbia
recognizedAs First Nation under Canadian law
religion Indigenous spirituality
traditionalCraft basketry
beadwork
hide tanning
traditionalEconomy semi-nomadic ranching
traditionalFoodSource bighorn sheep
deer
salmon
traditionalHousing pit houses
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
traditionalTerritory Chilcotin River watershed
linked to: Chilcotin River

Fraser River plateau region
west-central interior of British Columbia
usesWritingSystem Latin script for Tsilhqot'in language

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Fraser Canyon traditionalTerritoryOf Tsilhqot'in people
Chilcotin Ranges namedAfter Tsilhqot’in (Chilcotin) people
linked to: Tsilhqot'in people
Williams Lake, British Columbia traditionalTerritoryOf Tsilhqot’in peoples
linked to: Tsilhqot'in people
Tsilhqot’in language ethnicGroup Tsilhqot’in people
subject linked to: Tsilhqot’in (Chilcotin)
linked to: Tsilhqot'in people