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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 ...
[4] [5] [6] Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Protected Area is a narrow, approximately 10.5-hectare (26-acre) corridor adjacent to Gitlaxt'aamiks established on December 13, 2011. [4] [7] Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Corridor Protected Area is a narrow corridor near Gitlaxt'aamiks. [5] It covers about 1 hectare (2.5 acres) and was established on July 30 ...
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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Gitwinksihlkw (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ t w ɪ n s ɪ l k / GIT-win-silk, [1] /-w ɪ ŋ k ʃ ɪ s k /-wink-shisk) [2] formerly Canyon City, is a Nisga'a Village in the Nass River valley of northwestern British Columbia, Canada, near that river's confluence with the Tseax River. An older spelling is Kitwilluchsilt. It is one of four Nisga'a villages. Road ...
Norman Tait (May 20, 1941 – May 21, 2016 [1]) was a Nisga'a First Nations sculptor and totem pole carver from northwestern British Columbia, Canada. Background [ edit ]