Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a Native American people inhabiting a coastal area of western British Columbia and extreme southeast Alaska.
- noun The family of languages spoken by the Tsimshian and related peoples.
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- proper noun a
Native American people who inhabited the coastal waters of westernBritish Columbia and southeastAlaska . - proper noun the
Penutian language of this people.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a Penutian language spoken by the Tsimshian
- noun a member of a Penutian people who lived on rivers and a sound in British Columbia
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Examples
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The B.C. government views the North and Central Coast as a model for the new system contemplated by the proposed Recognition and Reconciliation Act. Indigenous Nations such as Tsimshian, Kwakiutl and Haida are likely to be the first to emerge, starting as soon as this year.
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The film, whose title translates to Cave, will be directed by Tsilhqot'in filmmaker Helen Haig-Brown and produced by Leena Minifie, a Tsimshian woman originally from Prince Rupert, B.C.
unicorn stampede alert! newspaper_rock 2009
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The Kakiutl, Tsimshian and other Pacific coastal Indians of the American Northwest begin their year with the annual running of the salmon.
Donna Henes: New Year: Here We Go Again! Donna Henes 2011
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The Kakiutl, Tsimshian and other Pacific coastal Indians of the American Northwest begin their year with the annual running of the salmon.
Donna Henes: New Year: Here We Go Again! Donna Henes 2011
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The Kakiutl, Tsimshian and other Pacific coastal Indians of the American Northwest begin their year with the annual running of the salmon.
Donna Henes: New Year: Here We Go Again! Donna Henes 2011
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Thus the Tsimshian Indians of British Columbia believe that twins control the weather; therefore they pray to wind and rain, "Calm down, breath of the twins."
Notable & Quotable 2011
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The later includes stories written by Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian authors.
Interview Thursday. The first Male Guest; Grahamn Cracker! 2008
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The later includes stories written by Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian authors.
Archive 2008-11-01 2008
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Last visit to Canada, I also went to the museum in Vancouver (the one out at UBC... is the musuem of Anthopology?) and the museum of Northern BC in Prince Rupert, too, looking at First Nations art (mainly Tsimshian there of corse) What I like about these museums is that there is historic art, and also contemporary artists at work too.
Royal British Columbia Museum: Old Town, Cruise, Long House & slutty wharf women Elizabeth McClung 2009
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What matters is that the terrain and culture of that region is perfect for my 18th Century (Tlingit, I'm thinking) Enkidu to lose his clan at an early age, go wild in the wilderness, hiding from the hostile (Tsimshian) tribes around, too young to know that other clans of his tribe could be found outside the Tsimshian-dominated territory.
Notes From The Geek Show Hal Duncan 2006
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