Haisla people

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The Haisla people are an Indigenous First Nations group of the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada, traditionally based around Kitamaat Village in British Columbia and known for their rich maritime culture and art.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Haisla Nation 5
Haisla 2
Haisla people canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nations people
Indigenous people of North America
Indigenous peoples in Canada
country Canada
culturalPractice clan-based social organization
potlatch ceremonies
culturalRegion Northwest Coast art area
ethnicGroupOf Canada
government Haisla Nation Council
hasCulturalRevitalization art and carving programs
language revitalization programs
hasDemographics small population relative to other First Nations in British Columbia
hasOrganization Haisla Nation
linked to: Haisla people
hasReserve Kitamaat 2
knownFor Northwest Coast art
carving
ceremonial regalia
fishing and marine harvesting
maritime culture
ocean-going canoes
totem poles
language Haisla language
languageBranch Northern Wakashan languages
linked to: Northern Wakashan
languageFamily Wakashan languages
locatedIn British Columbia
Pacific Northwest Coast
linked to: Pacific Northwest
mainSettlement Kitamaat Village
Kitimat, British Columbia
participatesIn treaty negotiations in British Columbia
peopleGroupOf Wakashan peoples
province British Columbia
recognizedAs band government under the Indian Act
relatedEthnicGroup Heiltsuk people
linked to: Heiltsuk

Kitasoo Xai’xais First Nation
Wuikinuxv people
religion Christianity
traditional Haisla spirituality
timeZone Pacific Time Zone
traditionalEconomy fishing
gathering
hunting
trade
traditionalTerritory Douglas Channel
Gardner Canal
Kitamaat Village
Kitimat Arm
North Coast of British Columbia
uses cedar for canoes and houses
cedar for totem poles and carvings

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Referenced by (9)

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

North Coast of British Columbia hasIndigenousPeople Haisla
linked to: Haisla people
Wakashan languages ethnolinguisticGroup Haisla Nation
linked to: Haisla people
Douglas Channel system culturalSignificanceFor Haisla Nation
linked to: Haisla people
Haisla spokenBy Haisla Nation
linked to: Haisla people
Haisla spokenBy Haisla people
Haisla ethnicity Haisla
linked to: Haisla people
Haisla people hasOrganization Haisla Nation
linked to: Haisla people
North Coast hasCulturalSignificanceFor Haisla Nation
linked to: Haisla people