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Tsimshian
Tsimshians near Fort Simpson, British Columbia, c. 1890
Total population

10,000 Image File history File links Members of the Tsimshian tribe hold a tea party near Fort Simpson, British Columbia, c. ... Image File history File links Members of the Tsimshian tribe hold a tea party near Fort Simpson, British Columbia, c. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 4th - Total 944,735 km... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ...

Regions with significant populations
Canada (British Columbia), United States (Alaska)
Languages
English, Tsimshian
Religions
Christianity, other
Related ethnic groups
other Penutian peoples

The Tsimshian, usually pronounced in English as /'sɪm.ʃi.æn/ (SIM-shee-an), translated as "People Inside the Skeena River," are Indigenous, or Native American and First Nation people who live around Terrace and Prince Rupert, on the north coast of British Columbia and the southernmost corner of Alaska on Annette Island. Currently there are about 10,000 Tsimshians, of which about 1,300 live in Alaska. Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 4th - Total 944,735 km... Official language(s) English[1] Spoken language(s) English 85. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Members of the Tsimshian tribe enjoying a tea party near Fort Simpson, British Columbia, c. ... Christianity percentage by country, purple is highest, orange is lowest Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch... The Penutian is a phylum (or stock) of language families that include many Native American languages of western North America, predominantly spoken at one time in Washington, Oregon, and California. ... Chief Anotklosh of the Taku Tribe, ca. ... Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska. ... First Nations is the current title used by Canada to describe the various societies of the indigenous peoples, called Native Americans in the U.S. They have also been known as Indians, Native Canadians, Aboriginal Americans, Amer-Indians, or Aboriginals, and are officially called Indians in the Indian Act, which... Mayor Jack Talstra Councillors Lynne Christiansen Marylin Davies Brian Downie Carol Leclerc Rich McDaniel Brad Pollard Land area 42. ... Orthographic projection centred over Prince Rupert BC Coast, showing Prince Rupert and Vancouver Prince Rupert is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 4th - Total 944,735 km... Official language(s) English[1] Spoken language(s) English 85. ...


Canadian Tsimshian live along the Skeena and Nass rivers, as well as the many inlets and islands on the coast. The Tsimshian obtained food through fishing (halibut and salmon) and hunting (seals, sea lions and sea otters). The Skeena River is on the north coast of British Columbia, passing through Terrace. ... Lulworth Cove in Dorset, England (Great Britain) A fjord (Lysefjorden) in Norway An inlet is a body of water, usually seawater, which has characteristics of one or more of the following: a bay a cove an estuary a firth a fjord a geo a sea loch a sea lough a... Fiorello LaGuardia with a 300-pound halibut at the Fulton Fish Market. ... Illustration of a male Coho Salmon The Chinook or King Salmon is the largest salmon in North America and can grow to 1. ... Families Odobenidae Otariidae Phocidae Pinnipeds (fin-feet, lit. ... Genera Eumetopias Zalophus Otaria Neophoca Phocarctos Hundreds of California Sea Lions sunbathing on Pier 39 in San Francisco. ... Binomial name Enhydra lutris (Linnaeus, 1758) The Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) is a large otter native to the North Pacific, from northern Japan and Kamchatka west across the Aleutian Islands south to California. ...


The Tsimshian nation consists of fourteen bands: the Kitasoo (who live at Klemtu, B.C.), the Gitga'ata (Hartley Bay, B.C.), the Kitkatla (Kitkatla, B.C.), the Kitsumkalum (Kitsumkalum, B.C.), the Kitselas or Gits'ilaasü (Kitselas, B.C.), and nine tribes resident at Lax Kw'alaams (a.k.a. Port Simpson), B.C.: Giluts'aaw, Ginadoiks, Ginaxangiik, Gispaxlo'ots, Gitando, Gitlaan, Gits'iis, Gitwilgyoots, and Gitzaxłaał. An additional Tsimshian village community in Canada, Metlakatla, B.C. ("Old Metlakatla"), is not associated with any one particular tribe or group of tribes. The one Tsimshian community in Alaska, "New" Metlakatla, is an offshoot of the original Metlakatla, B.C., population (see below). The Kitasoo are one of the 14 tribes of the Tsimshian First Nation in Canada and inhabit, along with Xaixais people of Heiltsuk ethnic affiliation, the village of Klemtu, British Columbia. ... Klemtu is a village in the coastal fjords of British Columbia, Canada. ... The Gitgaata (sometimes also spelled Gitgaat or Gitkaata) are one of the 14 tribes of the Tsimshian First Nation in British Columbia, Canada, and inhabit the village of Hartley Bay, British Columbia. ... Hartley Bay, B.C. 2003 Hartley Bay, B.C. ca 1980 Hartley Bay is a small First Nations community on the Pacific Coast of British Columbia. ... The Kitkatla are one of the 14 tribes of the Tsimshian nation of British Columbia, Canada, and inhabit a village, also called Kitkatla (sometimes called Laxklan), on Dolphin Island, a small island just by Porcher Island off the coast of northern B.C. Because of this they have sometimes been... Kitkatla is a small West Coast Native village situated approximately 45km S.W. of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada, on Dolphin Island. ... Kitsumkalum is one of the 14 tribes of the Tsimshian nation of British Columbia, Canada, and is also the name of their Indian Reserve just west of the city of Terrace, British Columbia, where the Kitsumkalum River flows into the Skeena River. ... Kitselas (or Gitsilaasü) is one of the 14 tribes of the Tsimshian nation of British Columbia, Canada. ... Lax Kwalaams, usually called Port Simpson, is a First Nations village community in British Columbia, Canada, not far from the city of Prince Rupert. ... The Gilutsaaẅ (properly spelled with an umlaut over the w) are one of the 14 tribes of the Tsimshian nation in British Columbia, Canada, and one of the nine of those tribes making up the Nine Tribes of the lower Skeena River resident at Lax Kwalaams (a. ... The Ginadoiks (sometimes called Gitnadoiks) are one of the 14 tribes of the Tsimshian nation in British Columbia, Canada, and one of the nine of those tribes making up the Nine Tribes of the lower Skeena River resident at Lax Kwalaams (a. ... The Ginaxangiik are one of the 14 tribes of the Tsimshian nation in British Columbia, Canada, and one of the nine of those tribes making up the Nine Tribes of the lower Skeena River resident at Lax Kwalaams (a. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... The Gitando are one of the 14 tribes of the Tsimshian nation in British Columbia, Canada, and one of the nine of those tribes making up the Nine Tribes of the lower Skeena River resident at Lax Kwalaams (a. ... The Gitlaan are one of the 14 tribes of the Tsimshian nation in British Columbia, Canada, and one of the nine of those tribes making up the Nine Tribes of the lower Skeena River resident at Lax Kwalaams (a. ... The Gitsiis are one of the 14 tribes of the Tsimshian nation in British Columbia, Canada, and one of the nine of those tribes making up the Nine Tribes of the lower Skeena River resident at Lax Kwalaams (a. ... The Gitwilgyoots are one of the 14 tribes of the Tsimshian nation in British Columbia, Canada, and one of the nine of those tribes making up the Nine Tribes of the lower Skeena River resident at Lax Kwalaams (a. ... The GitzaxÅ‚aaÅ‚ are one of the 14 tribes of the Tsimshian nation in British Columbia, Canada, and one of the nine of those tribes making up the Nine Tribes of the lower Skeena River resident at Lax Kwalaams (a. ... Metlakatla, British Columbia, is a small community that is one of the seven Tsimshian village communities in British Columbia, Canada. ... Metlakatla (pronounced ) is a census-designated place (CDP) on Annette Island in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska, United States. ...


Like all North Coast peoples, the Tsimshian were fearsome warriors with a deeply hierarchical society. Succession was matrilineal, and one's place in society was determined by one's clan or phratry (known as pteex). The Tsimshian clans are the Laxsgiik (Eagle Clan), Gispwudwada (Killerwhale Clan), Ganhada (Raven Clan) and Laxgibuu (Wolf Clan). Marriage in Tsimshian society must take place between members of different clans. The lord of a village was the head of the strongest clan, with the less powerful clan heads forming his council of the nobility. A hierarchy (in Greek: , derived from — hieros, sacred, and — arkho, rule) is a system of ranking and organizing things or people, where each element of the system (except for the top element) is subordinate to a single other element. ... Succession is the act or process of pooing or of following in order or sequence. ... Matrilineality is a system in which one belongs to ones mothers lineage; it may also involve the inheritance of property or titles through the female line. ... A clan is a group of people united by kinship and descent, which is defined by perceived descent from a common ancestor. ... See also Clan (computer gaming) A clan is a group of people united by kinship and descent, which is defined by perceived descent from a common ancestor. ... The Laxsgiik (variously spelled) is the name for the Eagle clan (phratry) in the language of the Tsimshian nation of British Columbia, Canada, and southeast Alaska. ... The Gispwudwada (variously spelled) is the name for the Killerwhale (or Blackfish) clan (phratry) in the language of the Tsimshian nation of British Columbia, Canada, and southeast Alaska. ... The Ganhada (variously spelled, but often with an underlined initial G -- impossible here for technical reasons) is the name for the Raven clan (phratry) in the language of the Tsimshian nation of British Columbia, Canada, and southeast Alaska. ... The Laxgibuu (variously spelled) is the name for the Wolf clan (phratry) in the language of the Tsimshian nation of British Columbia, Canada, and southeast Alaska. ... Nobility is a traditional hereditary status (see hereditary titles) that exists today in many countries (mainly present or former monarchies). ...


The Tlingit claim that their art of weaving Chilkat blankets is derived from Tsimshian sources, although this has not been historically corroborated. The Tlingit also trace a number of other arts to Tsimshian sources. Intermarriage, name exchange, trade, and slaving were very common between the Tlingit, the Tsimshian, and the Haida. A Tlingit totem pole in Ketchikan ca. ... The Haida are an Indigenous nation of the west coast of North America. ...

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Alaskan Tsimshian

The Tsimshian in Alaska were refugees from religious persecution in Canada during the 1880s. Led by the Anglican lay missionary William Duncan, a group of Tsimshian requested settlement on Annette Island from the U.S. government. There Duncan and about 750 Tsimshian followers established the village of Metlakatla. The island was founded as a reservation for the Tsimshian people and is the only Indian reservation in Alaska. It has been suggested that Historical persecution by Christians#Theological debate of persecution be merged into this article or section. ... // Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... Two Mormon missionaries A missionary is traditionally defined as a propagator of religion who works to convert those outside that community; someone who proselytizes. ... William Baines (1832-1918) was an English-born Anglican missionary who founded the Tsimshian communities of Metlakatla, British Columbia, in Canada, and Metlakatla, Alaska, in the United States. ... This article describes the government of the United States. ... Metlakatla (pronounced ) is a census-designated place (CDP) on Annette Island in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska, United States. ... For the song, see Indian Reservation (song) BIA map of reservations in the United States Tribal sovereignty: Map of the United States, with non-reservation land highlighted. ...


They maintained their reservation status and holdings exclusive of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and thus do not have an associated Native Corporation, although Tsimshian in Alaska may be shareholders of the Sealaska Corporation. The Annette Island reservation is the only location in Alaska allowed to maintain fish traps, which were otherwise banned when Alaska became a state in 1959. The traps are used to provide food for people living on the reservation. The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act was signed into law on December 18, 1971, and the largest land claims settlement in United States history was concluded. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Counties/Parishes/Boroughs, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Canadian Tsimshian

The Tsimshian in Canada are in negotiations with Canada and British Columbia for a treaty settlement. These negotiations were pursued through the Tsimshian Tribal Council until that organization dissolved in late 2005 amid legal and political turmoil. It is still unclear whether there will be a new treaty negotiating umbrella organization.


Some earlier anthropological and linguistic sources also group the Gitxsan and Nisga'a people together as "Tsimshian," because of linguistic affinities. Under this terminology Tsimshians were referred to as the "Coast Tsimshian," even though the Kitsumkalum and Kitselas Tsimshians were not coastal. But all this usage is now outmoded and was never the Native usage. The Gitxsan, Nisga'a, and Tsimshian today are referred to as separate nations. Gitksan is a First Nations language of northwestern British Columbia. ... Nisgaa flag Mask with open eyes, worn during winter halait ceremonies, 18th–early 19th century The Nisaa (pronounced Nis-gah) are of the First Nations of Canada. ...


A people of North America's northwest coast, inhabiting the southern Alaskan panhandle and the north coast of British Columbia. Like other coastal peoples, the Tsimshian fashioned most of their goods out of Western Redcedar, particularly from its bark, which could be fashioned into tools, clothing, roofing, armor, building materials and canoe skins. The Tsimshian had the misfortune of being the nearest and most favored victims of Haida depredations. The Tsimshian and Tlingit shared a common way of life, and while this allowed for a great deal of trade, it also led to the two peoples ferociously battling for the best lands, the best fishing grounds, for slaves and plunder, or revenge for last time. North America North America is a continent [1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 4th - Total 944,735 km... Species Thuja plicata Western Redcedar, Thuja plicata, a species of thuja, is an evergreen coniferous tree in the cypress family Cupressaceae, native to the northwestern US and southwestern Canada, from southern Alaska and British Columbia south to northwest California and inland to western Montana. ... For other meanings of bark, see Bark (disambiguation). ... The Haida are an Indigenous nation of the west coast of North America. ... A Tlingit totem pole in Ketchikan ca. ...


The Tsimshian were a seafaring people, as were the Haida. The Haida are an Indigenous nation of the west coast of North America. ...


Tsimshian thrived on salmon, which were especially plentiful prior to modern large-scale commercial fishing. This abundant food source enabled the Tsimshian to live in permanent towns. Tsimshian longhouses were very large, and usually housed an entire extended family. Cultural taboos centered around women and men eating improper foods during and after childbirth. Marriage was an extremely formal affair, involving several prolonged and sequential ceremonies. Illustration of a male Coho Salmon The Chinook or King Salmon is the largest salmon in North America and can grow to 1. ... A longhouse at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. ... For the Taboo party game, see Taboo (game). ...


Tsimshian religion centered around the "Lord of Heaven", who aided people in times of need by sending supernatural servants to earth to aid them. The Tsimshian believed that charity and purification of the body (either by cleanliness or fasting) was the route to the afterlife. Allegorical personification of Charity as a mother with three infants by Anthony van Dyck // The word charity entered the English language through the O.Fr word charite which was derived from the Latin caritas.[1] In Christian theology charity, or love (agapē), is the greatest of the three theological virtues... Categories: Move to Wiktionary | Stub | Chemistry ... Fasting is primarily the act of willingly abstaining from some or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time. ... The afterlife, or life after death, is a generic term referring to a continuation of existence, typically spiritual, experiential, or ghost-like, beyond this world (eg. ...


As with all north coastal peoples, the Tsimshian engage in the Potlatch, which they refer to as the yaawk or, in English, "feast." In Tsimshian culture today, the potlatch centers primarily around death, burial, and succession to name-titles. The Kwakwakawakw continue the practice of potlatch. ...


The end of the Tsimshian as a force to be reckoned with in the north came in 1860, when smallpox annihilated 80% of the entire Tsimshian population in only three years. Further epidemics would ravage the coast for many years, and a century of poverty and hopelessness reduced these numbers even further. About 10,000 Tsimshian are alive today. Smallpox (also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera) is a highly contagious disease unique to humans. ...


The Tsimshian live on in their art, their culture and their language, which is making a comeback. In a highly controversial agreement, the Nisga'a people recently gained autonomy from Canada by the government of British Columbia. It appears the history of the Tsimshian is not over quite yet, and a new chapter is unfurling. Nisgaa flag Mask with open eyes, worn during winter halait ceremonies, 18th–early 19th century The Nisaa (pronounced Nis-gah) are of the First Nations of Canada. ... An autonomous (subnational) entity is a subnational entity that has a certain amount of autonomy. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 4th - Total 944,735 km...


Treaty Process

The Tsimshian expressed an interest in preserving their villages and fishing sites on the Skeena and Nass rivers as early as 1879, but were not able to begin negotiating a treaty until July 1983.[1] A decade later, fourteen bands united to negotiate under the collective name of the Tsimshian Tribal Council. A framework agreement was signed in 1997, and the Tsimshian nation continue to negotiate with the BC Treaty Commission to reach an Agreement-in-Principle.[2] The Skeena River is on the north coast of British Columbia, passing through Terrace. ... The Nass River is a river in northern British Columbia, Canada. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...


Language

The Tsimshian speak a Tsimshianic language, referred to by linguists as "Coast Tsimshian" and by Tsimshians as Sm'algyax, which means "real or true language." It has a northern and southern variety, of which the southern variety, often called Southern Tsimshian by linguists and spoken only at Klemtu, is very close to extinct. Approximately 30 speakers reside in Alaska, with another 300 in Canada. Tsimshian is a Penutian language related to Gitxsan and Nisga'a. Tsimshianic is a family of languages spoken in northern British Columbia and southern Alaska. ... Coast Tsimshian, known by its speakers as Smalgyax, is a Tsimshianic language spoken by the Tsimshian nation in northwestern British Columbia and southeastern Alaska. ... The Penutian is a phylum (or stock) of language families that include many Native American languages of western North America, predominantly spoken at one time in Washington, Oregon, and California. ... Gitksan is a First Nations language of northwestern British Columbia. ... Nisgaa flag Mask with open eyes, worn during winter halait ceremonies, 18th–early 19th century The Nisaa (pronounced Nis-gah) are of the First Nations of Canada. ...


Prominent Tsimshians (and people of Tsimshian descent)

  • Frederick Alexcee, artist
  • William Beynon, hereditary chief and ethnographer
  • David Robert Boxley, Artist and totem pole carver
  • David Albert Boxley, Artist and Totem Pole Carver
  • Sydney Campbell, carver
  • Heber Clifton, hereditary chief and community leader
  • Alfred Dudoward, hereditary chief
  • Charles Dudoward, artist
  • Valerie Dudoward, playwright
  • Benjamin A. Haldane, photographer
  • Bill Helin, artist
  • Calvin Helin, businessman and author
  • Wayne Hewson, artist
  • Jack Hudson, artist
  • Jerome M. Jainga, Native Education Director, actor and pastry chef
  • Jeffrey Noel Jainga, Artist, cartoonist and screenwriter
  • Rudy Kelly, journalist, humorist, and playwright
  • Paul Legaic, hereditary chief and trader
  • Rev. Edward Marsden, clergyman
  • Stanley Marsden, totem pole carver
  • Charles Menzies (anthropologist)
  • Odille Morison, translator and art collector
  • Charles Nelson, Sr., hereditary chief and land-claims activist
  • Job Nelson, composer
  • Deanna Nyce, educator
  • Rev. William Henry Pierce, missionary and memoirist
  • Loa Ryan, artist
  • Zach Boxley Master bentwood box and skin drum artist, son of master carver David Boxley
  • Peter Simpson, Indian rights activist
  • Terry Starr, artist
  • Henry W. Tate, oral historian
  • Roy Henry Vickers, artist
  • Arthur Wellington Clah, hereditary chief and diarist
  • William White, weaver
  • Walter Wright, hereditary chief and oral historian
  • Ed E Bryant / Hagwil Gaa , artist / carver
  • Peter A. Clevenger SR. Artist / Carver

Frederick Alexcee (1853-1940s )was a Tsimshian carver and painter from the community of Lax Kwalaams (Port Simpson), British Columbia, Canada. ... William Beynon (1888-1958) was a hereditary chief from the Tsimshian nation (British Columbia, Canada) and an oral historian who served as ethnographer, translator, and linguistic consultant to many anthropologists. ... Heber Clifton was an hereditary chief of the Gitgaata tribe of the Tsimshian nation of British Columbia, Canada. ... Alfred Dudoward ( 1850 - 1915) was an hereditary chief from the Tsimshian nation in British Columbia, Canada, who was instrumental in establishing a Methodist mission in his community of Port Simpson (a. ... Bill Helin (pronounced həli:n) is a Canadian artist, teacher, and designer in the Northwest Coast style and a member of the Tsimshian First Nation of northwestern British Columbia. ... Calvin Helin (pronounced həli:n) is a Canadian businessman and writer on aboriginal topics who is a member of the Tsimshian First Nation in northwestern British Columbia. ... Ligeex (variously spelled: Legaic etc. ... The Rev. ... Charles R. Menzies is a Canadian anthropologist whose ancestry is with the Tsimshian people (Gitxaatla Nation) of northwestern British Columbia. ... Odille Morison (July 17, 1855-1933) was a linguist, artifact collector, and community leader from the Tsimshian First Nation of northwestern British Columbia, Canada. ... William Henry Pierce (1856-1948), also known as W. H. Pierce, was a Canadian First Nations missionary for the Methodist church and a member of the Tsimshian nation in northwestern British Columbia. ... Peter Simpson (1871?-1947) was a Canadian-born Tsimshian activist for Alaska Native rights. ... Henry Wellington Tate (circa 1860 - 1914) was an oral historian from the Tsimshian First Nation in British Columbia, Canada, best known for his work with the anthropologist Franz Boas. ... Roy Henry Vickers (born June, 1946, in Greenville, British Columbia) is a Canadian First Nations artist. ... Arthur Wellington Clah, (1831 – 1916), was a Canadian First Nations employee of the Hudsons Bay Company at Lax Kwalaams (Port Simpson), B.C., who was also a hereditary chief in the Tsimshian nation, an anthropological informant, and an extensive diarist. ... Walter George Wright (? - 1949) was a Tsimshian hereditary chief from the community of Kitselas, near Terrace, British Columbia, Canada, whose extensive knowledge of oral history was published posthumously in book form as Wright held the name Niistaxook, an hereditary name-title associated with chieftainship of the House of Niistaxo...

Anthropologists and other scholars who have worked with the Tsimshian

Marius Barbeau Credit: J. Alex Castonguay/Library and Archives Canada/C-034447 Charles Marius Barbeau (March 5, 1883 – February 27, 1969), also known as C. Marius Barbeau, or more commonly simply Marius Barbeau, was a Canadian ethnographer and folklorist who is today considered a founder of Canadian anthropology. ... William Beynon (1888-1958) was a hereditary chief from the Tsimshian nation (British Columbia, Canada) and an oral historian who served as ethnographer, translator, and linguistic consultant to many anthropologists. ... Franz Boas Franz Boas (July 9, 1858 – December 21, 1942[1]) was one of the pioneers of modern anthropology and is often called the Father of American Anthropology. Born in Germany, Boas worked for most of his life in North America. ... Philip Drucker was an American anthropologist who specialized in Native American peoples of the Northwest Coast of North America. ... Wilson Duff was a Canadian anthropologist known for his research on Northwest Coast cultures, especially the Tsimshian, Gitksan, and Haida, and especially for his interest in their plastic arts, such as totem poles. ... Viola E. Garfield (1899-1983) was an American anthropologist best known for her work on the social organization and plastic arts of the Tsimshian nation in British Columbia and Alaska. ... Marjorie Halpin (February 11, 1937-August 30, 2000) was a U.S.-Canadian anthropologist best known for her work on Northwest Coast art and culture, especially the Tsimshian and Gitksan peoples. ...

Missionaries who have worked among the Tsimshian

William Henry Collison (1847-1922), also known as W. H. Collison, was an Anglican missionary among First Nations people in coastal British Columbia, Canada. ... The Rev. ... William Baines (1832-1918) was an English-born Anglican missionary who founded the Tsimshian communities of Metlakatla, British Columbia, in Canada, and Metlakatla, Alaska, in the United States. ... The Rev. ... William Ridley ( 1836 - 1911) was an English missionary for the Church of England in Canada and served as Bishop of Caledonia. ... Robert Tomlinson (1842-1913) was an Irish medical missionary for the Church of England, known for his work with First Nations people of British Columbia. ...

References

  1. ^ Kitsumkalum and the Tsimshian Treaty Process Kitsumkalum Treaty Office
  2. ^ Tsimshian First Nations] - BC Treaty Commission

See also

The Tsimshian are a First Nations, Native American people in Canada and the United States. ... Gitxsan is a First Nations language of northwestern British Columbia. ... Nisgaa (also Nass, Nisgha, Nisaa, Nishka, Niska, Nishga, Nisqa’a) is a Tsimshianic language of the Nisgaa people of northwestern British Columbia. ...

External links

  • map of Northwest Coast First Nations (including Tsimshian)

Bibliography

  • Barbeau, Marius (1950) Totem Poles. 2 vols. (Anthropology Series 30, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 119.) Ottawa: National Museum of Canada.
  • Boas, Franz, "Tsimshian Mythology." in Thirty-First Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1909-1910, pp. 29-1037. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1916.
  • Garfield, Viola, "Tsimshian Clan and Society." University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, vol. 7, no. 3 (1939), pp. 167-340.
  • Garfield, Viola E., and Paul S. Wingert, The Tsimshian Indians and Their Arts. University of Washington Press, Seattle, 1951, 1966.
  • Halpin, Marjorie M., and Margaret Seguin, "Tsimshian Peoples: Southern Tsimshian, Coast Tsimshian, Nishga, and Gitksan." In: Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 7: Northwest Coast, edited by Wayne Suttles. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1990, pp. 267-284.
  • Miller, Jay, Tsimshian Culture: A Light through the Ages. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1997.
  • Miller, Jay, and Carol Eastman, eds., The Tsimshian and Their Neighbors of the North Pacific Coast. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1984.
  • Neylan, Susan, The Heavens Are Changing: Nineteenth-Century Protestant Missions and Tsimshian Christianity. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2003.
  • Seguin, Margaret, Interpretive Contexts for Traditional and Current Coast Tsimshian Feasts. Ottawa: National Museums of Canada, 1985.
  • Seguin, Marget, ed., The Tsimshian: Images of the Past, Views for the Present. Vancouver: UBC Press, 1984.

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Encyclopedia: Tsimshian (2255 words)
The Tsimshian and Tlingit shared a common way of life, and while this allowed for a great deal of trade, it also led to the two peoples ferociously battling for the best lands, the best fishing grounds, for slaves and plunder, or revenge for last time.
The Tsimshian believed that charity and purification of the body (either by cleanliness or fasting) was the route to the afterlife.
The end of the Tsimshian as a force to be reckoned with in the north came in 1860, when smallpox annihilated 80% of the entire Tsimshian population in only three years.
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