Arthur Wellington Clah
Chief of the tsimshian
About Arthur Wellington Clah
Lived 1831 – 1916 (aged 84–85). Arthur Wellington Clah was a Canadian.
Arthur Wellington Clah (1831–1916) was a Canadian First Nations employee of the Hudson's Bay Company at Lax Kw'alaams (Port Simpson), B.C., known for having written extensive journals detailing his life and that of others in the settlement in the late 19th century. He was a hereditary chief in the Tsimshian nation, an anthropological informant, and a Methodist missionary.
Arthur Wellington was his English name. "Clah" is a spelling of one of his hereditary Tsimshian names, Ła'ax. He also held the name T'amks, which carries with it leadership of a matrilineal house-group of the same name in the Gispaxlo'ots, one of the "Nine Tribes" of Lax Kw'alaams.
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Who was Arthur Wellington Clah?
Chief of the tsimshian
When was Arthur Wellington Clah born?
Arthur Wellington Clah was born in 1831 in British Columbia.
When did Arthur Wellington Clah die?
Arthur Wellington Clah died in 1916 in Lax Kw'alaams.
What nationality was Arthur Wellington Clah?
Arthur Wellington Clah was Canadian.
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