Tsilhqot'in people

E272084

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 7
Tsilhqot'in people canonical 5
Tsilhqot’in (Chilcotin) people 2

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 (15)

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
Chilcotin region → ethnicGroup → Tsilhqot’in people ⓘ
linked to: Tsilhqot'in people
Tsilhqot’in Nation → hasPeople → Tsilhqot’in people ⓘ
linked to: Tsilhqot'in people
Alexis Creek, British Columbia → associatedIndigenousGroup → Tsilhqot’in (Chilcotin) people ⓘ
linked to: Tsilhqot'in people
Tsi Del Del First Nation → ethnicGroup → Tsilhqot'in people ⓘ
Chilcotin War of 1864 → mainParticipants → Tsilhqot’in people ⓘ
linked to: Tsilhqot'in people
Yunesit'in Government → represents → Tsilhqot'in people ⓘ
Esdilagh First Nation → hasPeople → Tsilhqot’in people ⓘ
subject linked to: ?Esdilagh First Nation
linked to: Tsilhqot'in people
Esdilagh First Nation → people → Tsilhqot’in people ⓘ
subject linked to: ?Esdilagh First Nation
linked to: Tsilhqot'in people
Esdilagh First Nation → hasIndigenousGroup → Tsilhqot’in people ⓘ
subject linked to: ?Esdilagh First Nation
linked to: Tsilhqot'in people