 | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (April 2014) |
 Gitxsan on the banks of the Skeena River at Hazelton, 1901 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 5,680 (2016 census)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Canada British Columbia | |
| Languages | |
| English • Gitxsan | |
| Religion | |
| Indigenous spirituality | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Nisga'a |
| People | Gitx̱san |
|---|---|
| Language | Gitxsanimaax |
| Country | Gitx̱san Lax̱yip |
Gitxsan (also spelled Gitksan and Kitksan) are an Indigenous people in Canada whose home territory comprises most of the area known as the Skeena Country in English (Git: means "people of" and Xsan: means "the River of Mist"). Gitksan territory encompasses approximately 35,000 km2 (14,000 sq mi) of land, from the basin of the upper Skeena River from about Legate Creek to the Skeena's headwaters and its surrounding tributaries.[2] Part of the Tsimshianic language group, their culture is considered to be part of the civilization of the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, although their territory lies in the Interior rather than on the Coast. They were at one time also known as the Interior Tsimshian, a term which also included the Nisga'a, the Gitxsan's neighbours to the north. Their neighbours to the west are the Tsimshian (a.k.a. the Coast Tsimshian) while to the east the Wetʼsuwetʼen, an Athapaskan people, with whom they have a long and deep relationship and shared political and cultural community.
- ^ "Aboriginal Ancestry Responses (73), Single and Multiple Aboriginal Responses (4), Residence on or off reserve (3), Residence inside or outside Inuit Nunangat (7), Age (8A) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- ^ Gitxsan Chiefs - Who We Are - Recent History