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 (5)

Label Occurrences
Nisga’a people 6
Nisga'a people canonical 1
Nisga’a Nation 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 NERFINISHED
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 (10)

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
Laxsgiik relatedConcept Nisga’a house groups (wilp)
subject linked to: Laxsgiik (Eagle)
linked to: Nisga'a people