Wolastoqiyik First Nations in New Brunswick

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Wolastoqiyik First Nations in New Brunswick are the Maliseet Indigenous communities located in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, recognized for their distinct cultural, linguistic, and territorial identity along the Saint John River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nations in Canada ⓘ
Indigenous people collective ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Maliseet First Nations in New Brunswick ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
culturalIdentity distinct from Mi’kmaq ⓘ
distinct from Passamaquoddy ⓘ
culturalPractices basket making ⓘ
canoe building ⓘ
river-based transportation ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ
culturalRegion Wabanaki Confederacy territory ⓘ
ethnicGroup Maliseet ⓘ
ethnonym Wolastoqiyik ⓘ
governanceFramework Indian Act of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Indian Act
governedBy band councils ⓘ
hasFirstNation Kingsclear First Nation ⓘ
Madawaska Maliseet First Nation ⓘ
Oromocto First Nation ⓘ
Saint Mary’s First Nation ⓘ
St. Mary’s First Nation ⓘ
Tobique First Nation ⓘ
Woodstock First Nation ⓘ
hasIssue land and treaty rights disputes ⓘ
language revitalization needs ⓘ
hasRight Aboriginal and treaty rights under Canadian Constitution ⓘ
languageFamily Algonquian languages ⓘ
locatedIn New Brunswick ⓘ
locatedOn Saint John River ⓘ
memberOf Wabanaki Confederacy ⓘ
nameMeaning People of the Beautiful River ⓘ
partOf Indigenous peoples in Atlantic Canada ⓘ
people Wolastoqiyik ⓘ
primaryLanguage Wolastoqey language ⓘ
province New Brunswick ⓘ
recognizedAs distinct Indigenous people in New Brunswick ⓘ
recognizedBy Government of Canada ⓘ
Government of New Brunswick ⓘ
region Atlantic Canada ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
traditional Wolastoqey spiritual practices ⓘ
riverColonialName Saint John River ⓘ
riverName Wolastoq ⓘ
selfDesignation Wolastoqiyik ⓘ
traditionalEconomy fishing ⓘ
gathering ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ
traditionalTerritory Wolastoq (Saint John River) valley ⓘ
western New Brunswick ⓘ

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

Maliseet people → hasOrganization → Wolastoqiyik First Nations in New Brunswick ⓘ
Wolastoq → usedBy → First Nations of the Saint John River valley ⓘ
linked to: Wolastoqiyik First Nations in New Brunswick
Wolastoq → associatedWith → Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick ⓘ
linked to: Wolastoqiyik First Nations in New Brunswick
Wolastoqiyik → governingBodyInCanada → Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick ⓘ
linked to: Wolastoqiyik First Nations in New Brunswick
Wolastoqiyik First Nations in New Brunswick → alsoKnownAs → Maliseet First Nations in New Brunswick ⓘ
linked to: Wolastoqiyik First Nations in New Brunswick