Camera: Nikon COOLPIX S7000     Exposure: 1/400s   f8.0/8mm     Date: 17.08.2018

Totem poles in front of the Gitlaxt’aamiks village government office, Nass River valley, BC

Gitlax̱t'aamiks is a Nisga'a village about 100 km north of Terrace, in the heart of the Nass River valley. The area is home to about 1000 people in 4 villages and the Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park. Gitlax̱t'aamiks means “people of the ponds” in the Nisga'a language. The Nisga'a Treaty that was settled between the Nisg̱a'a, the government of British Columbia, and the Government of Canada was signed in 1998 and came into effect on May 11, 2000. As part of the settlement, nearly 2,000 km² of land was officially recognized as Nisg̱a'a, giving them control over their land, including the forestry and fishing resources contained in it.