Nisga'a people

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The Nisga'a people are an Indigenous First Nations group of the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada, primarily residing in the Nass River valley of northwestern British Columbia, known for their rich cultural traditions and landmark modern treaty establishing self-government.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Nisga’a people 16
Nisga'a people canonical 1
Nisgaʼa 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nations people ⓘ
Indigenous people of North America ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
clanSystem matrilineal clans ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
culturalPractice feasting system ⓘ
potlatch ⓘ
culturalRegion Northwest Coast culture area ⓘ
governingBody Nisga'a Lisims Government ⓘ
linked to: Nisga’a Nation

Nisga'a Nation ⓘ
linked to: Nisga’a Nation
hasModernTreaty Nisga'a Final Agreement ⓘ
hasRight control over natural resources on Nisga'a Lands ⓘ
fisheries rights in Nass River area ⓘ
ownership of Nisga'a Lands ⓘ
self-government over Nisga'a lands ⓘ
language Nisga'a language ⓘ
linked to: Nisga’a language
languageFamily Tsimshianic languages ⓘ
legalSignificance helped establish recognition of Aboriginal title in Canadian law ⓘ
locatedIn Pacific Northwest Coast ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Northwest

northwestern British Columbia ⓘ
mainCommunities Gingolx ⓘ
Gitlaxt'aamiks ⓘ
linked to: Gitlaxt’aamiks

Gitwinksihlkw ⓘ
Laxgalts'ap ⓘ
linked to: Laxgalts’ap
notableLegalCase Calder v. British Columbia (Attorney General) ⓘ
populationRegion Nass Valley communities ⓘ
primaryRegion Nass River ⓘ
recognizedBy Government of Canada ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Gitxsan ⓘ
Haida ⓘ
Tsimshian ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
traditional Nisga'a spiritual beliefs ⓘ
selfGovernment yes ⓘ
socialStructure clan-based system ⓘ
traditionalArt totem pole carving ⓘ
weaving ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ
traditionalEconomy fishing ⓘ
gathering ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
traditionalFood eulachon ⓘ
salmon ⓘ
traditionalTerritory Nass River valley ⓘ
linked to: Nass River Valley
treatyEffectiveDate 2000-05-11 ⓘ
treatySigned 1998-08-04 ⓘ
treatyType modern treaty ⓘ
treatyWith Government of Canada ⓘ
Province of British Columbia ⓘ
linked to: British Columbia

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nisga’a → ethnicGroupOf → Nisga’a Nation ⓘ
linked to: Nisga'a people
Nisga’a → governanceStructure → Nisga’a Urban Locals ⓘ
linked to: Nisga'a people
Skeena River → culturalSignificanceFor → Nisga’a people ⓘ
linked to: Nisga'a people
Nass River → traditionalTerritoryOf → Nisga’a people ⓘ
linked to: Nisga'a people
Nisga’a language → spokenBy → Nisga’a people ⓘ
linked to: Nisga'a people
Nass Valley → inhabitedBy → Nisga’a people ⓘ
linked to: Nisga'a people
Wilp (house groups) → usedBy → Nisga’a people ⓘ
linked to: Nisga'a people
Laxgibuu → ethnicGroupOfOrigin → Nisga’a people ⓘ
subject linked to: Laxgibuu (Wolf)
linked to: Nisga'a people
Ganada (Raven) → ethnicContext → Nisga’a people ⓘ
linked to: Nisga'a people
Laxsgiik → ethnicContext → Nisga’a people ⓘ
subject linked to: Laxsgiik (Eagle)
linked to: Nisga'a people
Laxsgiik → relatedConcept → Nisga’a house groups (wilp) ⓘ
subject linked to: Laxsgiik (Eagle)
linked to: Nisga'a people
Gisk’aast (Killer Whale) → ethnicGroupOfOrigin → Nisga’a people ⓘ
linked to: Nisga'a people
Nisga’a Museum → languageCommunity → Nisga’a people ⓘ
linked to: Nisga'a people
Laxgalts’ap → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Nisga’a people ⓘ
linked to: Nisga'a people
Gitxsan people → hasNeighbor → Nisga’a people ⓘ
linked to: Nisga'a people
Wetʼsuwetʼen → neighboringGroup → Nisgaʼa ⓘ
linked to: Nisga'a people
Gitlaxt’aamiks → traditionalTerritoryOf → Nisga’a people ⓘ
linked to: Nisga'a people
Lisims → namedBy → Nisga’a people ⓘ
linked to: Nisga'a people
Gitwinksihlkw → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Nisga’a people ⓘ
linked to: Nisga'a people
Gitwinksihlkw River → locatedInTraditionalTerritoryOf → Nisga’a people ⓘ
linked to: Nisga'a people