Definitions for tsimshian
ˈtʃɪm ʃi ən, ˈtsɪm-tsimshi·an

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1. Tsimshiannoun

   a member of a Penutian people who lived on rivers and a sound in British Columbia

2. Tsimshiannoun

   a Penutian language spoken by the Tsimshian

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1. Tsimshiannoun

   a Native American people who inhabited the coastal waters of western British Columbia and southeast Alaska.

2. Tsimshiannoun

   the Penutian language of this people.

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1. Tsimshian

   The Tsimshian (; Tsimshian: Ts’msyan or Tsm'syen) are an Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Their communities are mostly in coastal British Columbia in Terrace and Prince Rupert, and Metlakatla, Alaska on Annette Island, the only reservation in Alaska. The Tsimshian estimate there are 45,000 Tsimshian people and approximately 10,000 members are federally registered in eight First Nations communities (including the Kitselas, Kitsumkalum, Gitxaala, Gitga'at at Hartley Bay, and Kitasoo at Klemtu) Lax Kw'Alaams, and Metlakatla, BC. The latter two communities resulted in the colonial intersections of early settlers and consist of Tsimshian people belonging to the 'nine tribes.' The Tsimshian are one of the largest First Nations peoples in northwest British Columbia. Some Tsimshian migrated to the Annette Islands in Alaska, and today approximately 1,450 Alaska Tsimshian people are enrolled in the federally recognized Metlakatla Indian Community, sometimes also called the Annette Island Reserve. The Tsimshian honor the traditional Tlingit name of Taquan for this recent location. Tsimshian society is matrilineal kinship-based, which means identity, clans and property pass through the maternal line. Their moiety-based societal structure is further divided into sub clans for certain lineages. The Tsimshian language has some 27 different terms for 'chief' likely because it is a stratified and ranked society. Early Euro-Canadian anthropologists and linguists had classified the Gitxsan and Nisga'a as Tsimshian, because of apparent linguistic affinities. The three were all referred to as "Coast Tsimshian", even though some communities were not coastal. These three groups, however, are separate nations.

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1. tsimshian

   The Tsimshian are a group of indigenous people residing in the coastal areas of British Columbia, Canada and southern Alaska. They are known for their rich cultural history, including totem pole carvings, traditional clothing, and complex social structures. Their language, also known as Tsimshian, belongs to the Tsimshianic family of languages. They traditionally thrived on fishing and hunting, and their spiritual beliefs often centered around the natural world.

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1. Tsimshian

   The Tsimshian are an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Tsimshian translates to Inside the Skeena River. Their communities are in British Columbia and Alaska, around Terrace and Prince Rupert and the southernmost corner of Alaska on Annette Island. There are approximately 10,000 Tsimshian. Their culture is matrilineal with a societal structure based on a clan system, properly referred to as a moiety. Early anthropologists and linguists grouped Gitxsan and Nisga'a as Tsimshian because of linguistic affinities. Under this terminology they were referred to as Coast Tsimshian, even though some communities were not coastal. The three groups identify as separate nations. There are many other ways to spell the name, such as Tsimpshean, Tsimshean, Tsimpshian, and others, but this article will use the spelling "Tsimshian".

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   The numerical value of tsimshian in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

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   The numerical value of tsimshian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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