Nisgaʼa
Indigenous people in British Columbia
Nisgaʼa
The Nisgaʼa (English: ; Nisga'a: Nisg̱aʼa [nisqaʔa]), formerly spelled Nishga or Niska, 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'. The name is a reduced form of [naːsqaʔ], which is a loan word from Tongass Tlingit, where it means 'people of the Nass River'. The official languages of Nisg̱aʼa are the Nisg̱aʼa language and English.
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