Gwich’in Nation

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Indigenous people
gptkbp:advocatesFor protection of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Gwich’in
gptkb:Kutchin
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Gwich’in_Gathering
gptkbp:flag Gwich’in Nation flag
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Gwich’in_Tribal_Council
Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gwich’in Nation
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Athabaskan
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Gwich’in_language
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Mackenzie_River
gptkb:Yukon_River
gptkb:Porcupine_River
gptkbp:notableFauna gptkb:Porcupine_caribou_herd
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Edward_Alexander
gptkb:Norma_Kassi
gptkb:Sarah_James
gptkb:Bernadette_Demientieff
gptkbp:notableTown gptkb:Fort_McPherson
gptkb:Arctic_Village
gptkb:Venetie
gptkb:Aklavik
gptkb:Tsiigehtchic
gptkb:Fort_Yukon
gptkb:Old_Crow
gptkbp:population approximately 9,000
gptkbp:region gptkb:Alaska
gptkb:Northwest_Territories
gptkb:Yukon
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Dene
gptkb:Athabaskan_peoples
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
Traditional beliefs
gptkbp:subsistence gptkb:gathering
fishing
trapping
caribou hunting
gptkbp:traditionalTerritory gptkb:Yukon_Flats
gptkb:Arctic_Village
gptkb:Mackenzie_Delta
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Gwich’in_Comprehensive_Land_Claim_Agreement
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus Gwich’in language is endangered
gptkbp:website https://www.gwichintribal.ca/
https://www.gwichin.ca/
gptkbp:yearOfAgreement 1992
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fort_McPherson_Gwich’in
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7