Tsleil-Waututh Nation

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The Tsleil-Waututh Nation is an Indigenous Coast Salish community whose traditional territory centers around the Burrard Inlet area of what is now Metro Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Coast Salish community
First Nations government
Indigenous people
associatedWith Burrard Inlet Restoration Society
Salish Sea marine conservation initiatives
country Canada
culturalAffiliation Halkomelem-speaking peoples
culturalPractice Coast Salish art
canoe culture
longhouse ceremonies
traditional fishing
culturalRegion Salish Sea
ethnicGroup Coast Salish peoples
focusesOn environmental stewardship of Burrard Inlet
protection of marine ecosystems
revitalization of Tsleil-Waututh language and culture
governedBy elected Chief and Council
governs Inlailawatash Indian Reserve No. 4
Seymour Creek Indian Reserve No. 2
Tsleil-Waututh Indian Reserve No. 3
hasAlternateName Burrard Band
People of the Inlet
hasFormerName Burrard Indian Band
linked to: Burrard Band
hasHeadquarters North Vancouver, British Columbia
hasWebsite https://twnation.ca/
locatedIn British Columbia
Metro Vancouver
mainLanguage Downriver Halkomelem
linked to: Halkomelem

English
memberOf Coast Salish peoples political alliances
Treaty 3 Nations (British Columbia)
near City of Burnaby
linked to: Burnaby

City of Vancouver
linked to: Vancouver

District of North Vancouver
notableProject legal challenges to Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
populationType small urban First Nation
primaryEconomicActivities cultural services
natural resource management
real estate development
tourism
recognizedBy Government of Canada
Province of British Columbia
linked to: British Columbia
religion Indigenous spirituality
traditionalTerritory Burrard Inlet
Indian Arm
North Shore of Burrard Inlet
linked to: Burrard Inlet

eastern Burrard Inlet

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Coast Salish peoples hasSubgroup Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Musqueam people hasNeighbouringPeople Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Tsleil-Waututh Nation governs Tsleil-Waututh Indian Reserve No. 3
linked to: Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Burrard Inlet traditionalTerritoryOf Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Squamish Nation sharesTerritoryWith Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Musqueam hasNeighboringPeople Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Sto:lo people relatedEthnicGroup Tsleil-Waututh people
linked to: Tsleil-Waututh Nation
First Nations of British Columbia hasPart Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Squamish people sharesTerritoryWith Tsleil-Waututh people
linked to: Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Burrard Band alternateName Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Burrard Band peopleName Tsleil-Waututh
linked to: Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Inlailawatash Indian Reserve No. 4 ethnicGroup Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Inlailawatash Indian Reserve No. 4 administeredBy Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Inlailawatash Indian Reserve No. 4 hasIndigenousGroup Tsleil-Waututh people
linked to: Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Seymour Creek Indian Reserve No. 2 isLandBaseOf Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Seymour Creek Indian Reserve No. 2 governingBody Tsleil-Waututh Nation Council
linked to: Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Seymour Creek Indian Reserve No. 2 ethnicGroup Tsleil-Waututh people
linked to: Tsleil-Waututh Nation
People of the Inlet alternateName Tsleil-Waututh Nation
People of the Inlet hasEthnonym Tsleil-Waututh
linked to: Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Indian Arm hasCulturalSignificanceFor Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Kwikwetlem hasNeighbouringPeoples Tsleil-Waututh
linked to: Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Tsawwassen people relatedEthnicGroup Tsleil-Waututh people
linked to: Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Coast Salish Nation hasSubgroup Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Átl’ka7tsem traditionalTerritoryOf Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nation
linked to: Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Coast Salish region associatedWithEthnicGroup Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Chief Dan George ethnicity Tsleil-Waututh
linked to: Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Chief Dan George tribalAffiliation Tsleil-Waututh Nation