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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.
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 .
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 .
The Nisga'a Nation created totem poles to record traditional stories and histories known as adaawak, giving the poles cultural importance as family treasures and constitutional devices. [3] Indigenous scholar Amy Parent (also known as Sigidimnak' Nox̱s Ts'aawit) referred to the Ni'isjoohl pole itself as "a living constitutional and visual ...
An interpretive centre in a traditional Nisga'a longhouse informs visitors about the Nisga'a legend that accounts for the lava as well as geological causes. The park has waterfalls, pools, cinder cones, lava tree molds, lava tubes, spatter cones, lava-dammed lakes, caves and other features created by lava flows. The park aims to protect moose ...
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 ]
It is one of four Nisga'a villages. Though it is located in British Columbia, it is also considered the "capital of the Nisga'a Nation". The Nisg̱a'a Lisims Government building (Wilp si'Ayuukhl Nisg̱a'a), which opened in 2000, is located here. The area is home to 806 people and the Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park. Gitlax̱t'aamiks ...
Nisga'a and Haida Crest Poles of the Royal Ontario Museum; Nisga'a Elementary Secondary School; Nisga'a Final Agreement; Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park; Nisga'a Tribal Council; Nisg̱aʼa Museum