The Tsimshian of the Pacific Northwest Coast-Group #4: References

Geographic Information

Thousands of years ago the Tsimshian lived on the upper reaches of the Skeena River near present-day Hazelton BC. However, a series of disasters occurred and some of the Tsimshian, led by a prince, had to migrate away to the coast, where they founded Kitkatla, one the oldest continually inhabited communities on Earth. Later on, other Tsimshian chiefs then migrated down the river and began to occupy all the lands of the lower Skeena valley. Now, the Tsimshian communities are located in multiple places such as: British Columbia and Alaska, around Terrace and Prince Rupert and the southernmost corner of Alaska on Annette Island.

Background Information

Over the course of migrating, the Tsimshian established a new dialect and distinctively considered themselves as a population, all while sharing the customs/rights of their kin from the upper Skeena. The approximation of the number of Tsimshian people back then were around 10,000. In 1862, the smallpox epidemic hit the Tsimshian people and annihilated many of them, as well as a few future epidemics. A while later, the head chiefs led the process of assimilation to become what the White colonists are, and so they adopted the culture, religion and language. However, the Tsimishian did go back to their tradition in the 1970s. A century before that, the people requested a settlement, but then later became a reservation in Alaska, under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, which still goes on today.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

References

An Introduction to North America's Native People 2000. Northwest Coast Culture Area. N.p. http://www.cabrillo.edu/~crsmith/noamer_nwcoast.html

Canada’s First Peoples 2007. Northwest Coastal People. Goldi Productions Ltd. http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_groups/fp_nwc1.html

2 comments:

UnknownMarch 28, 2014 at 7:47 AM
Kavin, you guys have to talk about this, you need to be consistent. If you add refs here, maybe the rest of the folks should too? Some do after their entries. You need to talk about this and fix it, alright? Thanks
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UnknownApril 14, 2014 at 6:41 PM
I respectfully insist on this Kevin. Thanks
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