Tsawout First Nation

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Tsawout First Nation is an Indigenous Coast Salish community located on the Saanich Peninsula of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Coast Salish community
First Nation government
Indigenous community
asserts Aboriginal rights and title in traditional territory
ethnicGroup W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich) people
linked to: W̱SÁNEĆ people
governs Tsawout Indian Reserve No. 2
hasCommunityFacility Tsawout Health Centre
Tsawout Learning Centre
Tsawout Longhouse
hasCulturalAffiliation Coast Salish
hasCulturalProgram language revitalization
traditional canoe culture
youth cultural programs
hasDemographic population in the hundreds to low thousands
hasEconomicActivity fishing
small business development
tourism
hasGovernmentType elected band council
hasLanguage SENĆOŦEN
hasMainReserve Tsawout Indian Reserve No. 2
hasOfficialFunction band government
hasPrimaryAccessRoute Highway 17 (Patricia Bay Highway)
hasPrimaryReligion Christianity
Indigenous spiritual traditions
hasService education services
health services
housing services
social development programs
hasTreatyStatus not under a modern treaty
hasWebsite https://tsawout.ca/
locatedIn British Columbia
Canada
locatedNear Saanichton, British Columbia
Salish Sea
locatedOn Saanich Inlet
Saanich Peninsula
Vancouver Island
memberOf W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council
partOf Coast Salish cultural area
W̱SÁNEĆ Nation
recognizedBy Government of Canada
recognizedUnder Indian Act (Canada)
linked to: Indian Act
traditionalLanguageOf W̱SÁNEĆ people
traditionalTerritoryIncludes Haro Strait
Saanich Inlet
Saanich Peninsula
parts of the San Juan Islands
southern Gulf Islands

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Coast Salish peoples hasSubgroup Tsawout First Nation
Northern Straits Salish ethnicGroup Tsawout First Nation
W̱SÁNEĆ School Board associatedCommunity SȾÁ,UTW̱ First Nation
linked to: Tsawout First Nation
Hul’q’umi’num’ spokenIn Tsawout First Nation
W̱SÁNEĆ Nation hasMemberFirstNation Tsawout First Nation
W̱SÁNEĆ people hasBandGovernment Tsawout First Nation
Tsawout Indian Reserve No. 2 ethnicGroup Tsawout First Nation
Tsawout Indian Reserve No. 2 hasSettlement Tsawout community
linked to: Tsawout First Nation
Tsawout Indian Reserve No. 2 governedBy Tsawout First Nation band council
linked to: Tsawout First Nation
Tsawout Longhouse affiliatedWith Tsawout First Nation
Tsawout Longhouse culturalSignificanceFor Tsawout First Nation
Tsawout Longhouse governedBy Tsawout First Nation Council
linked to: Tsawout First Nation
Tsawout Health Centre serves Tsawout First Nation
Tsawout Health Centre locatedIn Tsawout First Nation community
linked to: Tsawout First Nation
Tsawout Learning Centre serves Tsawout First Nation
Tsawout Learning Centre communityServed Tsawout First Nation community
linked to: Tsawout First Nation
Tsawout Learning Centre affiliatedWith Tsawout First Nation
Saanich Inlet traditionalTerritoryOf Tsawout First Nation
Saanich people hasBandGovernment Tsawout First Nation
W̱SÁNEĆ hasMemberNation Tsawout First Nation
Coast Salish region associatedWithEthnicGroup Tsawout First Nation