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.
Resource Gallery
Let Right Be Done: Aboriginal Title
The Calder Case, and The Future of Indigenous Rights.
Han̓iimag̱oon̓isgum Algax̱hl Nisg̱a’a – Nisg̱a’a Phrase Dictionary
Gilo Ji Kaspissa Algaxan
Sit’ilx (Audio)
Grease Making Process. Includes audio recording Nisg̱a’a content and translation to English.
Dim Hlo’otdinhl Silgadin (Audio)
We Must Honor Our Fellow Man. Includes audio recording of Nisg̱a’a content and translation to English.
Dim Hlo’otdinhl Silgadin (Book)
We Must Honor Our Fellow Man. Includes audio recording of Nisg̱a’a content and translation to English.
Book, Printed Resource
Lock, Stock & Barrel
A compilation of researched material confirming Nisg̱a’a ownership to the land.
Lord’s Prayer in Nisg̱a’a
Nisg̱a’a translation and editing vetted by the fluent speakers of Nisg̱a’a Heritage Preservation Society in 2012.
Nisg̱a’a Alphabet
Original File: SD 92 (Nisg̱a’a). Updated by the Language & Culture Directorate.
He Moved A Mountain: The Life of Frank
A glimpse at the life and times of Dr. Frank Calder.
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