Kwakwakaʼwakw people

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Indigenous people
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Kwakiutl
gptkbp:clan Yes
gptkbp:culture gptkb:Potlatch_ceremony
gptkbp:federallyRecognizedTribe gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Winter_Ceremonial
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Kwakwakaʼwakw_First_Nations
gptkbp:hasSubgroup gptkb:Alert_Bay
gptkb:Cape_Mudge
gptkb:Fort_Rupert
gptkb:Gilford_Island
gptkb:Kingcome_Inlet
gptkb:Quadra_Island
gptkb:Campbell_River
gptkb:Comox
gptkb:Knight_Inlet
gptkb:Turnour_Island
Kwak̓wala-speaking bands
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Potlatch_ban_(1884–1951)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kwakwakaʼwakw people
gptkbp:language gptkb:Kwakʼwala
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:British_Columbia
gptkbp:museum gptkb:Canadian_Museum_of_History
gptkb:U’mista_Cultural_Centre
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Mungo_Martin
gptkb:Willie_Seaweed
gptkb:Ellen_Neel
gptkbp:notableWork Edward Curtis photographs
Franz Boas ethnographies
gptkbp:population approximately 5,500
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Coast_Salish
gptkb:Nuu-chah-nulth
gptkb:Tlingit
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
Animism
gptkbp:style Totem poles
Masks
gptkbp:totem gptkb:bird
gptkb:deer
gptkb:lion
gptkb:Raven
gptkb:Killer_whale
gptkbp:traditionalCraft wood
Basketry
Cedar bark weaving
gptkbp:traditionalFood gptkb:fish
Berries
Shellfish
Sea mammals
gptkbp:traditionalTerritory gptkb:Mainland_British_Columbia_coast
gptkb:Northern_Vancouver_Island
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite No
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pacific_Northwest_Coast
gptkb:Raven_(trickster)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5