Gitlaxt'aamiks

Gitlax̱t'aamiks , formerly New Aiyansh (/aɪˈænʃ/), is a <a href="/facts/Nisga%2527a/0yUQ2M68">Nisga'a</a> village about 100 km (62 mi) north of <a href="/facts/Terrace%2c_British_Columbia/QVsAVXfh">Terrace</a>, in the heart of the <a href="/facts/Nass_River/8a3hGXEe">Nass River</a> valley, Canada. It is one of four <a href="/facts/Nisga%2527a/0yUQ2M68">Nisga'a villages</a>. Though it is located in <a href="/facts/British_Columbia/Ty3e3g1Q">British Columbia</a>, 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 <a href="/facts/Nisga%2527a_Memorial_Lava_Bed_Provincial_Park/YfR8NJDI">Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park</a>. Gitlax̱t'aamiks is located overlooking a lava flow that erupted in the 18th century. The source for this lava flow was the <a href="/facts/Tseax_Cone/YRRezlff">Tseax Cone</a>.
In front of the <a href="/facts/Nisga%2527a_Elementary_Secondary_School/zc9sc2DH">Nisga'a Elementary Secondary School</a> stands the Unity <a href="/facts/Totem_pole/LXf9VzCv">Totem Pole</a> which, raised in 1977, was the first totem pole raised in the <a href="/facts/Nass_Valley/8a3hGXEe">Nass Valley</a> since the late 19th century.

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