Carrier

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Carrier are an Indigenous First Nations people of central interior British Columbia, Canada, with their own distinct Dakelh language and cultural traditions.

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Carrier canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dakelh people
First Nations people
Indigenous people of Canada
ethnic group
colonialHistory experienced residential school system impacts
subject to Canadian Indian Act policies
country Canada
culturalRegion Subarctic
engagedIn land rights and title negotiations
language revitalization efforts
hasAlternativeName Carrier people
Dakelh people
hasCulturalPractice use of canoes on interior lakes and rivers
hasCulturalTradition clan-based social organization
oral storytelling traditions
potlatch ceremonies
seasonal round of hunting, fishing, and gathering
use of pit houses in winter (historically)
hasLanguageStatus endangered language
hasNameInOwnLanguage Dakelh
hasOrganization Carrier Chilcotin Tribal Council
Carrier Sekani Tribal Council
Dakelh-speaking First Nations bands
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet orthographies for Dakelh
language Dakelh language
languageFamily Athabaskan languages
Northern Athabaskan languages
locatedIn British Columbia
central interior British Columbia
neighboringGroup Gitxsan
Sekani
Shuswap (Secwepemc)
linked to: Shuswap

Tsilhqot’in (Chilcotin)
Wet’suwet’en
partOf Athabaskan peoples
linked to: Athabascan peoples
recognizedAs First Nation in British Columbia
regionCapitalNearby Prince George, British Columbia
religion Christianity
traditional Indigenous spiritual beliefs
traditionalSubsistence gathering plant foods
hunting
salmon fishing
trapping
traditionalTerritory Bulkley River region
Chilcotin Plateau margins
Fraser River basin
Nechako River basin
linked to: Nechako River

Stuart Lake region

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