Kwakwaka'wakw peoples

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Kwakiutl
gptkbp:culturalPractice potlatch
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:deer
gptkb:Raven
gptkb:Sisiutl_(double-headed_serpent)
gptkb:Thunderbird
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Kwakiutl_District_Council
gptkbp:hasSubgroup about 17 tribes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kwakwaka'wakw peoples
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Wakashan_languages
gptkbp:location gptkb:British_Columbia,_Canada
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Kwakʼwala
gptkbp:museum gptkb:U'mista_Cultural_Centre
gptkb:Nuyumbalees_Cultural_Centre
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Potlatch_ban_(1884–1951)
gptkbp:notableFor complex social structure
elaborate masks and totem poles
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Mungo_Martin
gptkb:Willie_Seaweed
gptkb:Beau_Dick
gptkb:Ellen_Neel
gptkbp:notableTown gptkb:Alert_Bay
gptkb:Fort_Rupert
gptkb:Gilford_Island
gptkb:Kingcome_Inlet
gptkbp:population about 5,500
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Nuu-chah-nulth
gptkb:Tlingit
gptkb:Heiltsuk
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
Animism
gptkbp:style gptkb:dance
gptkb:storytelling
wood
mask making
totem pole carving
gptkbp:traditionalCraft canoe building
cedar bark weaving
blanket making
gptkbp:traditionalFood gptkb:fish
berries
shellfish
game meats
gptkbp:traditionalTerritory gptkb:Mainland_British_Columbia_coast
gptkb:Northern_Vancouver_Island
gptkb:Queen_Charlotte_Strait
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite part of the Northwest Coast cultural region
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kwakiutl_District_Council
gptkb:Hoeya_Sound
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6