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Gitlaxt'aamiks, British Columbia

Gitlaxt'aamiks
New Aiyansh
Traditional Community Building in Gitlaxt'aamiks
Traditional Community Building in Gitlaxt'aamiks
Gitlaxt'aamiks is located in British Columbia
Gitlaxt'aamiks
Gitlaxt'aamiks
Location of Gitlaxt'aamiks in British Columbia
Coordinates: 55°12′22″N 129°4′47″W / 55.20611°N 129.07972°W / 55.20611; -129.07972Coordinates: 55°12′22″N 129°4′47″W / 55.20611°N 129.07972°W / 55.20611; -129.07972
Country  Canada
Province  British Columbia
Indigenous territories Bandera Nis'ga Nation.png Nisg̱a'a
Established 1974
Government
 • Governing body Nisga'a Lisims Government
Population
 • Total 806
Time zone PST (UTC−8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC−7)
Postal code V0J 1A0
Area code(s) 250

Gitlaxt'aamiks /ɡɪtˈlɑːdəmɪks/ or New Aiyansh /ˈænʃ/ is a Nisga'a village about 100 km north of Terrace, in the heart of the Nass River valley, Canada. 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 Nisga'a Lisims Government building (Wilp si'Ayuukhl Nisga'a), which opened in 2000, is located here. The area is home to 806 people and the Nisga'a Memorial Lava Beds Provincial Park. Gitlaxt'aamiks is located overlooking a lava flow that erupted in the 18th century. The source for this lava flow was the Tseax Cone.

In front of the Nisga'a Elementary Secondary School stands the Unity Totem Pole which, raised in 1977, was the first totem pole raised in the Nass Valley since the late 19th century.

Gitlaxt'aamiks means "people of the ponds" in the Nisga'a language.


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