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Declaration of Tsawwassen Identity & Nationhood

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Author: 
Tsawwassen First Nation
Year: 
2009

Declaration of Tsawwassen Identity & Nationhood

Declaration of Tsawwassen Identity & Nationhood
Declaration of Tsawwassen Identity & Nationhood

We are Tsawwassen People — ‘People facing the sea’, descendants of our ancestors who exercised sovereign authority over our land for thousands of years. Tsawwassen People were governed under the sÉ™niw (advice) and guidance of siË€em (leaders), sciË€eÉ« (highborn women) hiwaqÊ· (headmen), and sqÊ·iqÊ·el (speakers) through countless generations...

common law, cultural identity, cultural preservation, custom and tradition, identity, nationhood, peoplehood, traditional governance systems
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Native Nations: 
Tsawwassen First Nation
Resource Type: 
Tribal Documents and Laws
Topics: 
Citizenship/Membership, Civics, Cultural Affairs, Governance, Land/Jurisdiction, Laws and Codes

Tsawwassen First Nation. Declaration of Tsawwassen Identity & Nationhood. Tsawwassen First Nation. Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada. 2009. (http://www.tsawwassenfirstnation.com/pdfs/TFN-About/TFN-Vision-and-Manda..., accessed June 20, 2014)

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