Heiltsuk

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The Heiltsuk are an Indigenous First Nations people of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, known for their rich maritime culture, complex social organization, and vibrant artistic and ceremonial traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nations people
Indigenous people of Canada
Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast
country Canada
ethnonymVariant Bella Bella people
Haíɫzaqv
linked to: Hwalʼbay

Heiltsuk Nation
linked to: Heiltsuk
governingBody Heiltsuk Tribal Council
linked to: Heiltsuk
hasArtisticTradition canoe carving
ceremonial regalia
formline design
totem pole carving
wood carving
hasCeremony potlatch
hasConservationInitiative Great Bear Rainforest protection efforts
herring fishery stewardship
hasContemporaryReligion Christianity
hasCulturalArea Great Bear Rainforest
hasCulture clan-based social structure
complex social organization
maritime culture
potlatch tradition
hasEconomicActivity ecotourism
fishing
forestry
shellfish harvesting
hasLegalCase Heiltsuk Nation Aboriginal title and rights cases
Heiltsuk Nation v. British Columbia
hasPopulationRegion Central Coast Regional District
hasPrimaryCommunity Bella Bella
Waglisla
hasReligion traditional Indigenous spirituality
isMemberOf Coastal First Nations alliance
First Nations Summit
language Heiltsuk language
languageFamily Wakashan languages
locatedIn British Columbia
Central Coast of British Columbia
partOf Northwest Coast cultural area
recognizedAs Heiltsuk Nation
linked to: Heiltsuk
traditionalFood Pacific salmon
halibut
herring
herring roe
seaweed
shellfish
traditionalTerritoryIncludes Burke Channel
Dean Channel
Fitz Hugh Sound
Milbanke Sound
Outer Central Coast of British Columbia

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Tsimshian neighboringPeople Heiltsuk
Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples culturalAreaIncludes Heiltsuk people
linked to: Heiltsuk
Heiltsuk recognizedAs Heiltsuk Nation
linked to: Heiltsuk
Heiltsuk governingBody Heiltsuk Tribal Council
linked to: Heiltsuk
Heiltsuk ethnonymVariant Heiltsuk Nation
linked to: Heiltsuk
Northern Wakashan languages includesLanguage Heiltsuk-Oowekyala
subject linked to: Wakashan languages
linked to: Heiltsuk
Wakashan languages ethnolinguisticGroup Heiltsuk Nation
linked to: Heiltsuk
Haisla closelyRelatedTo Heiltsuk-Oowekyala
linked to: Heiltsuk
Haisla people relatedEthnicGroup Heiltsuk people
linked to: Heiltsuk
Bella Coola (Nuxalk) people neighboringPeople Heiltsuk people
linked to: Heiltsuk
Bella Bella ethnicGroup Heiltsuk First Nation
linked to: Heiltsuk
Bella Bella governingBody Heiltsuk Nation
linked to: Heiltsuk
Bella Bella indigenousTerritoryOf Heiltsuk people
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Burke Channel traditionalTerritoryOf Heiltsuk First Nation
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Burke Channel traditionalTerritoryOf Heiltsuk people
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Burke Channel hasIndigenousAssociation Heiltsuk Nation
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Burke Channel hasCulturalSignificanceFor Heiltsuk First Nation
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Central Coast Regional District hasIndigenousCommunity Heiltsuk Nation
linked to: Heiltsuk
Central Coast Regional District hasIndigenousLanguage Heiltsuk-Oowekyala
linked to: Heiltsuk
Milbanke Sound traditionalTerritoryOf Heiltsuk people
linked to: Heiltsuk
Milbanke Sound traditionalTerritoryOf Heiltsuk Nation
linked to: Heiltsuk
Bella Bella people ethnicGroupOf Heiltsuk Nation
linked to: Heiltsuk
Bella Bella people governingBody Heiltsuk Tribal Council
linked to: Heiltsuk
Waglisla locatedIn Heiltsuk traditional territory
linked to: Heiltsuk
Waglisla ethnicGroup Heiltsuk First Nation
linked to: Heiltsuk
Waglisla governedBy Heiltsuk Tribal Council
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Waglisla hasIndigenousPeople Heiltsuk people
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Waglisla hasCulturalSignificanceFor Heiltsuk First Nation
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Waglisla partOf Heiltsuk Nation territory
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Heiltsuk language ethnicGroup Heiltsuk people
linked to: Heiltsuk
Heiltsuk language hasAlternativeName Heiltsuk-Oowekyala
linked to: Heiltsuk
Heiltsuk language languageOf Heiltsuk Nation
linked to: Heiltsuk
Fitz Hugh Sound locatedIn Heiltsuk traditional territory
linked to: Heiltsuk
Fitz Hugh Sound traditionalTerritoryOf Heiltsuk Nation
linked to: Heiltsuk
Fitz Hugh Sound usedBy Heiltsuk people
linked to: Heiltsuk
Dean Channel traditionalTerritoryOf Heiltsuk Nation
linked to: Heiltsuk
Coastal First Nations alliance hasMember Heiltsuk Nation
linked to: Heiltsuk
Heiltsuk Nation v. British Columbia hasParty Heiltsuk Nation
linked to: Heiltsuk
Heiltsuk Nation v. British Columbia plaintiff Heiltsuk Nation
linked to: Heiltsuk
Heiltsuk Nation v. British Columbia IndigenousGroupInvolved Heiltsuk First Nation
linked to: Heiltsuk
First Nations of British Columbia hasPart Heiltsuk Nation
linked to: Heiltsuk
First Nations of British Columbia hasPart Heiltsuk Tribal Council
linked to: Heiltsuk
Eden Robinson ethnicity Heiltsuk
Central Coast of British Columbia hasIndigenousGroup Heiltsuk Nation
linked to: Heiltsuk
Great Bear Sea region stewardedBy Heiltsuk Nation
linked to: Heiltsuk
Kitasoo/Xaiʼxais First Nation associatedLanguage Heiltsuk-Oowekyala
linked to: Heiltsuk
Calvert Island traditionalTerritoryOf Heiltsuk Nation
linked to: Heiltsuk