Resources
Printed, audio and visual resources crucial to the preservation of Nisg̱a’a language and culture are available on this site.
Not all resources are available digitally. For more information about these resources, and how to access them, contact the Nisg̱a’a Language and Culture directorate.
The wealth of audio/visual materials developed for the preservation of Nisg̱a’a language and culture continues to grow. Check back often!
Featured Resources
Gwiix Hlooḵhl Hagwiĺooḵ’at (Book)
Hard Workers are Early Risers. Includes audio recording of Nisg̱a’a content and translation to English.
This Land
According to the Nishga Indians of northern British Columbia, white people have no right to sing This Land Is Our Land. How and why that right is being challenged is well documented in this film. DVD.
The Struggle of BC’s Nisg̱a’a
This 1978 documentary Nisg̱a’a : A Struggle for Survival, recounts the tumultuous history of the Nisg̱a'a, its ongoing land claim contest and a triumphant moment as it finally revives a cultural tradition unseen in over a century.
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Beyond Survival
Oolichan fishing in the Nass.
Collected Wisdom
A celebration of the history, culture, and ancestral belongings of the Nisg̱a’a.
Ḵ’aats Law
Ayuug̱am Pdeeḵ - law regarding inter-tribal relationships and marriage.
Nisg̱a’a Ayuuk
Laws, customs & traditions of the Nisg̱a’a.
Sit’ilx (Book)
Grease Making Process.
Yukw: Feast Protocols
Without Surrender Without Consent
An analysis of the land claims of the Nishga Indians of northern BC., which begins with the history of white-Nishga contact and continues through to 1984.
Tribal Boundaries of The Nass River
From Time Before Memory
The Nisg̱a’a Treaty
Polling Dynamics and Political Communication in Comparative Context.
Spirit Dance at the Meziaden
An invaluable resource for anyone seeking to understand the history of land claims in British Columbia and the tenets of the 1999 agreement.
Nisgha Liturgy
Linguistic work in Nisg̱a’a was conducted by J. B. McCullagh (1854-1921) who published portions of the Book of Common Prayer in 1890.
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