Tsimshian

Examples

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• The Spirit Bear was given its name by the Tsimshian because they believe it has great spiritual powers.

  Academic text (2000)

• Patricia Vickers is of Tsimshian (British Columbia) and English descent and lives in British Columbia.

  Academic text (1999)

• The young Tsimshian agreed, and so the old man began to work his powerful magic.

  Fiction book (1996)

• If the wrongful action was in public, then there are traditional ways in which we as Tsimshians can make amends for our mistake.

  Academic text (1999)

• Unfortunately, this practice among us here in Gitxsan, Nisga'a, and Tsimshian territories has been impacted by colonization, to the point where we are no longer using this ritual in daily life.

  Academic text (2005)

• As Metis, Tsimshian, Nisga'a, Gitxsan, Inuit, Tlingit, Miwok, Lakota, we are suffering as one heart.

  Academic text (2005)

• The social structure of the Nisga'a, Gitxsan, and Tsimshian is matrilineal, in which names and territories are passed down to the next brother or sister's son within a house (Tsimshian walp, Nisga'a wilp).

  Academic text (2005)

• The social structure of the Nisga'a, Gitxsan, and Tsimshian is matrilineal, in which names and territories are passed down to the next brother or sister's son within a house (Tsimshian walp, Nisga'a wilp).

  Academic text (2005)

• The Tsimshian have rich cultural traditions that are celebrated in festivals throughout British Columbia.

• A Tsimshian artist created a stunning totem pole that showcases their heritage and storytelling.

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Tsimshian language

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A native language spoken by the Tsimshian people in British Columbia and Alaska

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Etymology