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On August 4, 1998, a land-claim was settled between the Nisga’a, the government of British Columbia, and the Government of Canada. As part of the settlement in the Nass River valley, nearly 2,000 km 2 (770 sq mi) of land was officially recognized as Nisga’a, and a 300,000 dam 3 (240,000 acre⋅ft) water reservation was also created.
The Nisga'a Tribal Council was the governing coalition of the band governments of the Nisga'a people. It was replaced by the Nisga'a Lisims Government as a result of the signing of the Nisga'a Treaty with Canada and British Columbia .
Nisga’a (also Nisg̱a’a, Nass, Nisgha, Nishka, Niska, Nishga, Nisqa’a) is an indigenous language of northwestern British Columbia. It is a part of the language family generally called Tsimshianic, although some Nisga'a people resent the precedence the term gives to Coast Tsimshian. Nisga’a is very closely related to Gitxsan. Indeed ...
Joseph Arthur Gosnell Sr. CC OBC (June 21, 1936 – August 18, 2020) was a Canadian politician who led the Nisga'a people of northern British Columbia. The son of Eli and Mary Gosnell, he was born at Arrandale Cannery, and grew up in the village of New Aiyansh.
The Nisg̱aʼa Museum (Nisga'a: Hli G̱oothl Wilp-Adoḵshl Nisg̱aʼa) is a museum of the Nisg̱aʼa people, located in Lax̱g̱altsʼap, a village in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. The Nisg̱aʼa name means "the heart of Nisg̱aʼa House crests," a name that celebrates the role of tribal crests in Nisg̱aʼa society.
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The Nisga'a Final Agreement, also known as the Nisga'a Treaty, is a treaty that was settled between the Nisg̱a'a, the government of British Columbia, and the Government of Canada. It was signed on 27 May 1998 and came into effect on May 11, 2000. [ 1 ]
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