The Kwakiutl of the Northwest Coast

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Kwakiutl_of_the_Northwest_Coast

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Indigenous people
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Tlingit
gptkbp:colonialImpact	gptkb:potlatch_ban_(1884-1951)
gptkbp:containsCommunity	gptkb:Alert_Bay gptkb:Fort_Rupert gptkb:Gilford_Island gptkb:Kingcome_Inlet
gptkbp:culturalRevitalization	language programs potlatch revival
gptkbp:famousFor	marina wood masks potlatch ceremony
gptkbp:governedBy	band councils
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Kwakiutl of the Northwest Coast
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Kwak'wala
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Northwest_Coast_of_British_Columbia
gptkbp:notableArtist	gptkb:Beau_Dick gptkb:Tony_Hunt gptkb:Ellen_Neel gptkb:Doug_Cranmer
gptkbp:notableFestival	gptkb:Potlatch gptkb:Winter_Dance_Ceremony
gptkbp:notableFor	mythology clade hereditary chiefs winter ceremonial
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:American_Museum_of_Natural_History gptkb:Canadian_Museum_of_History gptkb:Royal_British_Columbia_Museum
gptkbp:notableLeader	gptkb:Chief_Dan_Cranmer gptkb:Chief_James_Sewid gptkb:Chief_Mungo_Martin
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Franz_Boas
gptkbp:notablePlace	gptkb:Hamatsa_mask coppers (ceremonial shields)
gptkbp:population	approximately 5,500 (as of early 21st century)
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Pacific_Northwest
gptkbp:relatedGroup	gptkb:Coast_Salish gptkb:Haida gptkb:Tlingit
gptkbp:religion	mythology
gptkbp:status	not signatory to most historical treaties
gptkbp:style	formline art
gptkbp:subsistence	salmon fishing sea mammal hunting berry gathering
gptkbp:traditionalDwelling	plank house
gptkbp:traditionalEconomy	gptkb:hunting gptkb:gathering fishing
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Patterns_of_Culture
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6