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The Best Attractions In New Aiyansh

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Gitlaxt'aamiks or New Aiyansh 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 , 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 19...
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  • 1. Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Park New Aiyansh
    The Nisga’a , often formerly spelled Nishga and spelled in the Nisga’a language as Nisg̱a’a , are an Indigenous people of Canada in British Columbia. They reside in the Nass River valley of northwestern British Columbia. 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 Nisg̱a’a are the Nisg̱a’a language and English.
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  • 2. Nisga'a Museum New Aiyansh
    The Nisga’a , often formerly spelled Nishga and spelled in the Nisga’a language as Nisg̱a’a , are an Indigenous people of Canada in British Columbia. They reside in the Nass River valley of northwestern British Columbia. 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 Nisg̱a’a are the Nisg̱a’a language and English.
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  • 3. Gitwangak Battle Hill National Historic Site Kitwanga
    Gitwangak Battle Hill National Historic Site, formerly known as Kitwanga Fort National Historic Site is a National Historic Site of Canada located at Kitwanga, British Columbia in the Skeena Country of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada. The reserve now called 'Gitwangax'. This is to distinguish it from the adjacent lumber milling town, Kitwanga. 'Battle Hill' was an 18th-century earthwork fortress, located in Kitwanga. The site includes a trail with interpretive signs. The park was developed by George Macdonald, whose archaeological study was of the site, and who was the Director of the National Museum of Civilization until the opening of its current building. The nearby Gitwangax Village features several wooden totem poles that were originally erected by several 'clans' along the shor...
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