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Nisga'a
Indigenous people in British Columbia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the ethnic group. For their language, see Nisga'a language.
The Nisga’a /ˈnɪsɡɑː/ (Niska[2]), often formerly spelled Nishga or Niska and spelled in the Nisga'a language as Nisg̱a’a (pronounced [nisqaʔa]), are an Indigenous people in British Columbia, Canada. They reside in the Nass River valley of northwestern British Columbia. The origin of the term Niska is uncertain. The spelling Nishga is used by the Nishga Tribal Council, and some scholars claim that the term means 'people of the Nass River'.[2] The name is a reduced form of [naːsqaʔ], which is a loan word from Tongass Tlingit, where it means 'people of the Nass River'.[3][better source needed]
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![]() Nisga'a community members and officials at the dedication of their new government building in 2000. | |
Total population | |
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5,495 (2016 census)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Canada (British Columbia) | |
Languages | |
English • Nisga'a | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Gitxsan |
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The official languages of Nisg̱a’a are the Nisg̱a’a language and English.[4]