Stó꞉lō

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The Stó꞉lō are an Indigenous people of the Fraser River region in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, with a rich cultural heritage and deep ties to the land and waterways.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nations people
Indigenous people
affectedBy Indian Act policies
linked to: Indian Act

colonialism in British Columbia
country Canada
engagesIn land rights negotiations
treaty processes in British Columbia
hasArtForm Coast Salish art
drum-making
weaving
hasCollectiveOrganization Stó꞉lō Nation
linked to: Stó꞉lō

Stó꞉lō Tribal Council
hasContemporaryGovernance elected band councils
hasCulturalHeritage river-based culture
salmon-centered economy
hasCulturalInstitution Stó꞉lō Nation Archives
linked to: Stó꞉lō

Stó꞉lō Research and Resource Management Centre
hasCulturalPractice potlatch-like gatherings
winter dances
hasCulturalRegion Pacific Northwest Coast
linked to: Pacific Northwest
hasCulturalValue interconnectedness of all beings
respect for river and land
hasEthnonymMeaning people of the river
hasOralTradition sqwélqwel (personal and family histories)
sxwōxwiyám (ancient stories)
hasPopulationRegion Abbotsford area
linked to: Abbotsford

Chilliwack area
linked to: Chilliwack

Fraser Valley communities
Hope area
Mission area
hasSpiritualConnectionTo Fraser River
salmon
hasTraditionalActivity basketry
fishing
river transportation
salmon harvesting
wood carving
hasTraditionalGovernance hereditary leadership
hasTraditionalTerritory Fraser River
Fraser Valley
locatedIn British Columbia
Fraser River region
linked to: Fraser River basin

Southwestern British Columbia
partOf Coast Salish
recognizedAs First Nation in Canada
usesLanguage Halkomelem
Halq’eméylem
usesLanguageFamily Salishan languages

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Halkomelem associatedPeople Stó꞉lō
Nlaka’pamux Nation hasNeighboringGroup St’át’imc
linked to: Stó꞉lō
Halq’eméylem traditionalSpeakers Stó꞉lō people
linked to: Stó꞉lō
Halq’eméylem ethnicGroup Stó꞉lō Nation
linked to: Stó꞉lō
Halkomelem usedBy Stó꞉lō people
subject linked to: Halkomelem Salish
linked to: Stó꞉lō
Stó꞉lō hasCollectiveOrganization Stó꞉lō Nation
linked to: Stó꞉lō
Stó꞉lō hasCulturalInstitution Stó꞉lō Nation Archives
linked to: Stó꞉lō
Sto:lo people selfDesignation Stó:lō
linked to: Stó꞉lō
Katzie people hasNeighboringGroup Stó꞉lō people
linked to: Stó꞉lō
Alouette Lake locatedInTraditionalTerritoryOf Stó꞉lō peoples
linked to: Stó꞉lō