W̱SÁNEĆ Nation

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The W̱SÁNEĆ Nation is a Coast Salish Indigenous people of southern Vancouver Island and nearby Gulf Islands, known for their deep cultural, linguistic, and territorial ties to the SENĆOŦEN language and the Salish Sea.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
W̱SÁNEĆ Nation canonical 5
W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Coast Salish people
First Nation
Indigenous people
associatedWaterBody Haro Strait
Juan de Fuca Strait
Salish Sea
Strait of Georgia
linked to: Georgia Strait
associatedWith Douglas Treaties
associatedWithTreatyProcess British Columbia treaty process
country Canada
culturalConcept relational stewardship of land and sea
territorial responsibility to islands and waters
culturalPractice canoe travel
marine stewardship
seasonal harvesting
culturalRegion Coast Salish cultural area
linked to: Coast Salish region
ethnicGroup Coast Salish
governedBy W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council
hasCulturalLandscape Saanich Inlet
Saanich Peninsula coastline
hasCulturalTieTo SENĆOŦEN language
linked to: SENĆOŦEN

Salish Sea
hasLinguisticTieTo Straits Salish peoples
hasMemberFirstNation Pauquachin First Nation
Tsartlip First Nation
Tsawout First Nation
Tseycum First Nation
hasTraditionalTerritoryIn Gulf Islands
Salish Sea islands
linked to: Gulf Islands

Vancouver Island
language SENĆOŦEN
languageFamily Salishan languages
Straits Salish languages
locatedIn British Columbia
mainTerritory Gulf Islands
Salish Sea region
linked to: Salish Sea

southern Vancouver Island
partOf Coast Salish Nations
primaryLanguageEndonym SENĆOŦEN
recognizedAs First Nations collective
region Saanich Peninsula
southern Gulf Islands
southern Vancouver Island
selfIdentification W̱SÁNEĆ people
traditionalEconomy fishing
gathering
hunting
marine harvesting
usesWritingSystem SENĆOŦEN orthography

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Referenced by (6)

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

SENĆOŦEN traditionalTerritoryOf W̱SÁNEĆ Nation
Tsawout First Nation partOf W̱SÁNEĆ Nation
W̱SÁNEĆ School Board servesNation W̱SÁNEĆ Nation
W̱SÁNEĆ School Board controlledBy W̱SÁNEĆ Nation
Tsawout Learning Centre associatedNation W̱SÁNEĆ Nation
Saanich Inlet traditionalTerritoryOf W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations
linked to: W̱SÁNEĆ Nation