Ts’msyen

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Indigenous people
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Tlingit
gptkbp:clan gptkb:Ganhada_(Raven)
gptkb:Gispwudwada_(Killerwhale)
gptkb:Laxgibuu_(Wolf)
gptkb:Laxsgiik_(Eagle)
Four main clans
gptkbp:containsCommunity gptkb:Ganhada
gptkb:Gispwudwada
gptkb:Gitga’at
gptkb:Gitlaan
gptkb:Gitwilgyoots
gptkb:Gitxaala
gptkb:Lax_Kw’alaams
gptkb:Laxsgiik
gptkb:Metlakatla
gptkb:Prince_Rupert
gptkb:Kitselas
gptkb:Kitsumkalum
gptkb:Hartley_Bay
gptkb:Kitkatla
Gisbutwada
Gits’iis
gptkbp:culturalRevitalization Art workshops
Language programs
gptkbp:culture matrilineal
gptkbp:ethnonym People Inside the Skeena River
gptkbp:federallyRecognizedTribe gptkb:Metlakatla_Indian_Community
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Tsimshian_Celebration
gptkbp:firstContactWithEuropeans Late 18th century
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:band
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ts’msyen
gptkbp:language gptkb:Tsimshianic_languages
gptkbp:location gptkb:Alaska
gptkb:British_Columbia
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Sm’algyax
gptkbp:notableEvent Metlakatla migration to Alaska
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:William_Duncan
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Russell_Mather
gptkb:Shirley_Hardman
gptkb:Vera_Martin
gptkbp:population Approximately 10,000
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Haisla
gptkb:Nisga’a
gptkb:Haida
gptkb:Gitxsan
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
Traditional beliefs
gptkbp:style Totem poles
Carving
Weaving
gptkbp:traditionalCraft Mask making
Cedar weaving
Bentwood boxes
gptkbp:traditionalFood gptkb:algae
gptkb:fish
gptkb:Halibut
Berries
gptkbp:traditionalTerritory gptkb:Nass_River
gptkb:Skeena_River
gptkb:Coast_of_British_Columbia
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:BC_Treaty_Process
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus Sm’algyax language endangered
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tlingit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5