kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation

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kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation is a Coast Salish Indigenous community whose traditional territory is centered around the Coquitlam River and surrounding areas in what is now British Columbia, Canada.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation canonical 3
Kwantlen First Nation 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Coast Salish people
First Nation government
Indigenous community
associatedMunicipality Coquitlam
Port Coquitlam
Port Moody
continent North America
country Canada
culturalGroup Coast Salish
culturalHeritage Coast Salish traditions
culturalRegion Pacific Northwest Coast
ethnicGroup Coast Salish
geographicContext southwestern British Columbia
governanceScope members of the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm community
governingBodyType band government
hasCulturalConnectionTo salmon of Coquitlam River
hasCulturalResponsibilityFor stewardship of Coquitlam River watershed
hasHistoricalPresenceSince pre-contact period
hasRightsTo fishing in Coquitlam River
hunting and gathering in traditional territory
hasTraditionalTerritoryIn Metro Vancouver region
Tri-Cities area of British Columbia
isIndigenousTo what is now British Columbia, Canada
languageFamily Salishan languages
locatedIn British Columbia
locatedNear City of Coquitlam
linked to: Coquitlam

City of Port Coquitlam
linked to: Port Coquitlam

Fraser River
locatedOn unceded Coast Salish territories
mainCommunity Coquitlam, British Columbia
linked to: Coquitlam
partOf Coast Salish Nations
peopleAlsoKnownAs Kwikwetlem First Nation
kʷikʷəƛ̓əm
province British Columbia
recognizedBy Government of Canada
recognizedUnder Indian Act (Canada)
linked to: Indian Act
region Lower Mainland
riverAssociatedWith Coquitlam River
selfIdentification kʷikʷəƛ̓əm
traditionalTerritory Coquitlam Lake
Coquitlam River
Coquitlam watershed
Fraser River region near Coquitlam
usesOrthography North American Indigenous phonetic orthography

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

Kwikwetlem First Nation selfIdentification kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation
Semiahmoo First Nation isNeighborOf Kwantlen First Nation
linked to: kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation
Coquitlam namedAfter kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation
Coquitlam indigenousTerritoryOf kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation