Nisga’a Nation

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The Nisga’a Nation is an Indigenous people of northwestern British Columbia, Canada, known for their rich culture, self-government treaty, and deep historical ties to the Nass River valley.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nation ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ
capital Gitlaxt’aamiks ⓘ
New Aiyansh ⓘ
community Gingolx ⓘ
Gitlaxt’aamiks ⓘ
Gitwinksihlkw ⓘ
Laxgalts’ap ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
culturalArea Northwest Coast Indigenous cultures ⓘ
culturalRegion Pacific Northwest Coast ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Northwest
ethnonym Nisga’a ⓘ
governingBody Nisga’a Lisims Government ⓘ
hasConstitution Nisga’a Constitution ⓘ
hasCulturalInstitution Nisga’a Museum ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice feasting system ⓘ
totem pole carving ⓘ
hasElectoralSystem elected government ⓘ
hasGovernment Nisga’a Lisims Government ⓘ
linked to: Nisga’a Nation
hasLegislature Nisga’a Lisims Government Wilp Si’ayuukhl Nisga’a ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.nisgaanation.ca/ ⓘ
hasPopulationGroup Nisga’a citizens ⓘ
hasRight land ownership under Nisga’a Final Agreement ⓘ
law-making authority on Nisga’a Lands ⓘ
resource management authority ⓘ
hasVolcanicLandscape Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Park ⓘ
language Nisga’a language ⓘ
languageFamily Tsimshianic languages ⓘ
legalStatus self-governing First Nation ⓘ
locatedIn northwestern British Columbia ⓘ
museum Nisga’a Museum ⓘ
museumLocation Laxgalts’ap ⓘ
park Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Park ⓘ
parkLocation Nass Valley ⓘ
people Nisga’a ⓘ
province British Columbia ⓘ
recognizedBy Constitution Act, 1982 (Canada) ⓘ
region Nass Valley ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
traditional Nisga’a beliefs ⓘ
selfGovernment yes ⓘ
traditionalTerritory Nass River valley ⓘ
linked to: Nass River Valley
treaty Nisga’a Final Agreement ⓘ
treatyEffectiveDate 2000-05-11 ⓘ
treatyType modern treaty ⓘ
treatyWith Government of British Columbia ⓘ
Government of Canada ⓘ

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

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Nisga’a Final Agreement → signatory → Nisga’a Nation ⓘ
Nisga’a Final Agreement → established → Nisga’a Lisims Government ⓘ
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Nisga'a people → governingBody → Nisga'a Lisims Government ⓘ
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Nisga'a people → governingBody → Nisga'a Nation ⓘ
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North Coast → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Nisga’a Nation ⓘ
Nisga’a language → isVernacularOf → Nisga’a Nation ⓘ
Nisga’a language → hasOfficialSupportFrom → Nisga’a Lisims Government ⓘ
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Nisga’a language → taughtAt → Wilp Wilxo’oskwhl Nisga’a Institute ⓘ
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Nass Valley → traditionalHomelandOf → Nisga’a Nation ⓘ
Nass Valley → traditionalTerritoryOf → Nisga’a Nation ⓘ
Nass Valley → governedInPartBy → Nisga’a Lisims Government ⓘ
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Wilp (house groups) → associatedWith → Nisga’a hereditary chiefs ⓘ
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Ganada (Raven) → associatedPeople → Nisga’a Nation ⓘ
Ganada (Raven) → partOf → Nisga’a clan system ⓘ
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Laxsgiik → associatedPeople → Nisga’a Nation ⓘ
subject linked to: Laxsgiik (Eagle)
Gisk’aast (Killer Whale) → recognizedBy → Nisga’a Lisims Government ⓘ
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Nisga’a Museum → operatedBy → Nisga’a Nation ⓘ
Nisga’a Museum → regionServed → Nisga’a Nation ⓘ
Laxgalts’ap → ethnicCommunityOf → Nisga’a Nation ⓘ
Laxgalts’ap → governedBy → Nisga’a Lisims Government ⓘ
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First Nations of British Columbia → hasPart → Nisgaʼa Nation ⓘ
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Portland Inlet → traditionalTerritoryOf → Nisga’a Nation ⓘ
Gitlaxt’aamiks → partOf → Nisga’a Nation ⓘ
Gitlaxt’aamiks → governedBy → Nisga’a Lisims Government ⓘ
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Gingolx → partOf → Nisga’a Nation ⓘ
Gingolx → governedBy → Nisga’a village government ⓘ
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New Aiyansh → partOf → Nisga’a Nation ⓘ
New Aiyansh → governedBy → Nisga’a Village Government of Gitlaxt’aamiks ⓘ
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Lisims → isTraditionalHomelandOf → Nisga’a Nation ⓘ
Tseax Cone → associatedPeople → Nisga’a Nation ⓘ
Gitwinksihlkw → partOf → Nisga’a Nation ⓘ
Gitwinksihlkw → governingBody → Nisga’a Lisims Government ⓘ
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Nass Ranges → traditionalTerritoryOf → Nisga’a Nation ⓘ
Nisga’a Nation → hasGovernment → Nisga’a Lisims Government ⓘ
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Nisga’a Highway → providesAccessTo → Nisga’a Nation communities ⓘ
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Nisga’a Highway → namedAfter → Nisga’a Nation ⓘ