Tsimshian society

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:culture
gptkbp:affects gptkb:colonialism
residential schools
gptkbp:clan gptkb:Ganhada
gptkb:Gispwudwada
gptkb:Laxsgiik
gptkb:Laxgibuu
gptkbp:culturalPractice gptkb:oral_tradition
mythology
totem pole carving
gptkbp:governedBy hereditary chiefs
gptkbp:hasCulturalRevitalization language revitalization programs
potlatch revival
gptkbp:hasKinshipSystem matrilineal descent
gptkbp:hasLegalRecognition gptkb:First_Nations_in_Canada
Native American tribe in the United States
gptkbp:hasNotableAnthropologist gptkb:Marius_Barbeau
gptkb:Franz_Boas
gptkb:Viola_Garfield
gptkbp:hasPopulation several thousand (21st century)
gptkbp:hasSubgroup gptkb:Coast_Tsimshian
gptkb:Southern_Tsimshian
gptkb:Gitxsan
gptkb:Nisga'a
gptkbp:hasTraditionalLaw adaawx (oral histories/laws)
ayuuk (customary law)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tsimshian society
gptkbp:language gptkb:Tsimshianic_languages
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Alaska
gptkb:British_Columbia
gptkb:Pacific_Northwest_Coast
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:William_Beynon
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Tsimshian_people
gptkbp:practicedIn potlatch
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity_(post-contact)
mythology
gptkbp:rituals feasting
initiation ceremonies
gptkbp:settlementType gptkb:village
gptkbp:socialStructure matrilineal clans
gptkbp:style wood
weaving
mask making
gptkbp:traditionalDwelling gptkb:building
gptkbp:traditionalEconomy gptkb:hunting
gptkb:gathering
fishing
trading
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eagle_moiety
gptkb:Raven_moiety
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6