Gitlax̱t'aamiks
New Aiyansh | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Traditional Community Building in Gitlax̱t'aamiks | |
  Gitlax̱t'aamiks Location of Gitlax̱t'aamiks in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 55°12′22″N 129°4′47″W / 55.20611°N 129.07972°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Indigenous territories | Nisga'a |
| Established | 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Nisga'a Lisims Government |
| Population | |
| • Total | 806 |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| Postal code | V0J 1A0 |
| Area code | 250 |
Gitlax̱t'aamiks /ɡɪtˈlɑːdəmɪks/, formerly New Aiyansh /aɪˈænʃ/, is a Nisga'a village about 100 km (62 mi) 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 Nisg̱a'a Lisims Government building (Wilp si'Ayuukhl Nisg̱a'a), which opened in 2000, is located here. The area is home to 806 people and the Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park. Gitlax̱t'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.[1]
- ^ "New Aiyansh" Archived 2005-10-30 at archive.today, Northern BC Tourism Association Website