Nisga’a

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Nisga’a are an Indigenous people of northwestern British Columbia, Canada, known for their distinct language, rich cultural traditions, and landmark modern treaty asserting self-government and land rights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nations people
Indigenous people
clan Ganada (Raven)
Gisk’aast (Killer Whale)
Laxgibuu (Wolf)
Laxsgiik (Eagle)
country Canada
culturalPractice ceremonial songs and dances
feasting system
potlatch
totem pole carving
culturalRegion Pacific Northwest
surface form: Pacific Northwest Coast
ethnicGroupOf Nisga'a people
surface form: Nisga’a Nation
governanceStructure Nisga'a people
surface form: Nisga’a Urban Locals

Wilp (house groups)
village governments
governingBody Nisga’a self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nisga’a Lisims Government
hasClanSystem yes
hasGovernment Nisga’a self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nisga’a Lisims Government
hasModernTreaty Nisga’a Final Agreement
hasMuseum Nisga’a Museum
language Nisga’a language
languageFamily Tsimshianic languages
languageStatus endangered
legalPrecedent recognition of Aboriginal title in Canadian law
locatedIn northwestern British Columbia
museumLocation Laxgalts’ap
notableEvent Crown in right of British Columbia
surface form: Nisga’a land-claims case Calder v. British Columbia (Attorney General)
populationRegion Nass Valley communities
urban centers in British Columbia
recognizedAs First Nation under Canadian law
religion Christianity
traditional Nisga’a spirituality
traditionalEconomy fishing
gathering
hunting
traditionalTerritory Nass River
Nass River
surface form: Nass River valley
treatyArea Nass Valley
treatyEffectiveDate 2000
treatyLandOwnership fee simple Nisga’a lands
treatyRights fisheries rights
land rights
resource rights
self-government
treatyType modern treaty
treatyWith Government of British Columbia
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: Government of Canada
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Tsimshian traditionalLanguage Nisga’a
Tsimshian neighboringPeople Nisga’a
Nisga’a hasGovernment Nisga’a self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Nisga’a Lisims Government
Nisga’a governingBody Nisga’a self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Nisga’a Lisims Government
Tsimshianic languages hasPart Nisga’a
Gitxsan neighboringPeople Nisga’a
Nass River governedByTreaty Nisga’a
this entity surface form: Nisga’a Final Agreement region
North Coast contains Nisga’a
this entity surface form: Nisga’a traditional territories
Nisga’a language hasEthnicity Nisga’a
Laxsgiik (Eagle) culturalCategory Nisga’a
subject surface form: Laxsgiik
this entity surface form: Nisga’a pdeek (clan)