Kwakiutl

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Indigenous people
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Kwakwakaʼwakw
gptkbp:awardCeremony gptkb:Hamatsa
potlatch
gptkbp:colonialImpact gptkb:potlatch_ban_(1884-1951)
gptkbp:culture gptkb:Northwest_Coast
gptkbp:economy gptkb:hunting
gptkb:gathering
fishing
gptkbp:famousFor marina
mask carving
potlatch ceremony
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Kwakiutl_First_Nation
gptkbp:hasSubgroup gptkb:ʼNakʼwaxdaʼxw
gptkb:Gwaʼsala
gptkb:Kwaguʼł
gptkb:Tlatlasikwala
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kwakiutl
gptkbp:language gptkb:Kwakʼwala
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:British_Columbia
gptkbp:museum gptkb:American_Museum_of_Natural_History
gptkb:Canadian_Museum_of_History
gptkb:Royal_British_Columbia_Museum
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Franz_Boas
gptkb:Mungo_Martin
gptkb:Beau_Dick
gptkb:Tony_Hunt
gptkbp:notableTown gptkb:Alert_Bay
gptkb:Cape_Mudge
gptkb:Fort_Rupert
gptkb:Kingcome_Inlet
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Kwakiutl_Ethnography
gptkb:The_Social_Organization_and_the_Secret_Societies_of_the_Kwakiutl_Indians
gptkbp:numberOfIssues land rights
cultural preservation
language revitalization
gptkbp:population approximately 5,500
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Haida
gptkb:Nuu-chah-nulth
gptkb:Tlingit
gptkbp:religion mythology
Animism
gptkbp:style gptkb:painting
wood
weaving
gptkbp:traditionalTerritory gptkb:Mainland_British_Columbia_coast
gptkb:Northern_Vancouver_Island
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Yes (as part of Northwest Coast art and culture)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4