Lax̱g̱alts'ap | Nisga'a Village of Laxgalt'sap First Nation
Community Profile
- Laxgalt'sap is one of the four Nisga'a Villages, situated in the traditional territories of the Nisga'a people in the Nass River Valley of British Columbia.
- Last Updated 2025-04-22 19:12:09 UTC
- Name: Nisga'a Village of Laxgalt'sap (ISC Code: 678)
- Former Names: Greenville, Lax̱g̱alts'ap
- Band Style: Village government within Nisga'a Nation
- Cultural Area: Nass River Valley, Northwestern British Columbia
- Indigenous Language: Nisga'a
- Number of Registered Members: 1876
Governance
Band Council
- GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
- TERM EXPIRES: 11/04/2024
- CHIEF: DONALD LEESON
- NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:7
- DONALD LEESON
- PAMELA WRIGHT
- MATTHEW BRIGHT
- PETER LEESON
- KEVIN MCKAY
- CHARLES LEESON
- WALLACE CLARK
Contact Information
- BAND WEBSITE: http://www.nisgaanation.ca/laxgaltsap-greenville
- PHONE NUMBER: (250) 621-3212
- FAX NUMBER: (250) 621-3320
- ADDRESS: PO BOX 200, 416 NORTH RD, GREENVILLE, BC
- EMAILS:
- Chief DONALD LEESON:
- Councillor PAMELA WRIGHT:
- Councillor MATTHEW BRIGHT:
- Councillor PETER LEESON:
- Councillor KEVIN MCKAY:
- Councillor CHARLES LEESON:
- Councillor WALLACE CLARK:
- General Band Office:
- Media Contact:
- Referrals Contact:
- Websites
Band Financial Statements
Band Council Remuneration
Laws, Bylaws, and Codes
Intergovernmental Agreements
Lands and Traditional Territory
Reserves
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ISC Code: 7609
ANDEGULAY 8
104.0 Hectares
CASSIER DISTRICT ON LEFT BANK OF THE NASS RIVER AT MOUTH OF KWINHAK CREEK
[59.28214999999999, -129.816895] -
ISC Code: 7610
ANDEGULAY 8A
114.9 Hectares
CASSIAR DISTRICT ON RIGHT BANK OF THE NASS RIVER OPPOSITE I.R. NO. 8 AND AND MOUTH OF THE KWINHAK CREEK
[59.28214999999999, -129.816895] -
ISC Code: 7718
KSHWAN 27A
56.7 Hectares
CASSIAR DISTRICT AT THE MOUTH OF THE KSHWAN RIVER AT HEAD OF HASTINGS ARM OF OBSERVATORY INLET
[59.28214999999999, -129.816895] -
ISC Code: 7733
PEARSE ISLAND 43
67.2 Hectares
CASSIAR DISTRICT LOT 5431, NORTH END OF PEARSE ISLAND FRONTING ON THE PORTLAND CANAL
[54.88819489999999, -130.3229982] -
ISC Code: 7732
DOGFISH BAY 42
382.4 Hectares
CASSIAR DISTRICT, LOTS 628A AND 5432, ON EAST SHORE OF THE PORTLAND CANAL, NORTH OF THE DOGFISH BIGHT
[59.28214999999999, -129.816895] -
ISC Code: 7611
LACHKALTSAP 9
1620.2 Hectares
CASSIAR DISTRICT ON THE NASS RIVER AT GREENVILLE AT MOUTH OF GREENVILLE CREEK
[55.031318, -129.574966] -
ISC Code: 7701
STONY POINT (FISHERY BAY) 10
144.7 Hectares
CASSIAR DISTRICT, ON RIGHT BANK OF NASS RIVER AT STONY PT. ABOUT 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF RIVER MOUTH ON PORTLAND INLET
[43.2994285, -74.21793260000001] -
ISC Code: 7731
LAKATA 41
119.8 Hectares
COAST DISTRICT RANGE 5, LOT 3964, ON LEFT BANK OF THE NASS RIVER, 13 MILES FROM PORTLAND INLET
[45.515232, -122.6783853]
- Nass River Valley
- Northwestern British Columbia
- Encompasses traditional lands of Nisga’a people
- Includes river systems, forests, and mountainous regions
- Historically used for hunting, fishing, and gathering
Consultations and Referrals
Band Submissions
Consultation Reports
Band Business Interests
Band Owned Corporations
Court Records
Downloadable Court Decisions
Active Court Cases
Media Reports
Media Reports
- Indigenous leaders welcome historic repatriation of stolen Nisga’a memorial totem pole - SFU News
- Sigidimnak Noxs Ts'aawit Dr. Amy Parent and the Nisga'a Ni'isjoohl Memorial Pole Rematriation Team Honoured with British Columbia Historical Federation Award of Merit
- Disaster mitigation will make communities safer
- Preparing to Bring Our Ancestors Home
Academic Research
Academic Research
- Nihl Adagwiy T'gun Adaawaks GalksiGabin (Here Is the Story of GalksiGabin): A modern auto-ethnography of a Nisga'a man.
- Reflections of Simgan: the design of an ecolodge
- Scotland's Transnational Heritage
- Community Economic Development Forum
- Bending the box: Learning from Indigenous students transitioning from high school to university
- Sharing our knowledge: The Tlingit and their coastal neighbors
- Indian Reserves Allotted for Fishing Purposes in British Columbia, 1849-1925
- Governance Best Practices Report
- Identifying financially remote First Nations reserves
- The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
- The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
- Sharing our knowledge: The Tlingit and their coastal neighbors
- The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
- Sharing our knowledge: The Tlingit and their coastal neighbors
- The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
- Sharing our knowledge: The Tlingit and their coastal neighbors
- The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
- Sharing our knowledge: The Tlingit and their coastal neighbors
- The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
- Sharing our knowledge: The Tlingit and their coastal neighbors
- Governance Best Practices Report
- Identifying financially remote First Nations reserves
- The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
- Sharing our knowledge: The Tlingit and their coastal neighbors
- The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
- Sharing our knowledge: The Tlingit and their coastal neighbors
- The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
- Sharing our knowledge: The Tlingit and their coastal neighbors
- Indian Reserves Allotted for Fishing Purposes in British Columbia, 1849-1925
- The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
- Sharing our knowledge: The Tlingit and their coastal neighbors
- The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
- Sharing our knowledge: The Tlingit and their coastal neighbors
- The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
- Sharing our knowledge: The Tlingit and their coastal neighbors
- The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
- Sharing our knowledge: The Tlingit and their coastal neighbors
- The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
- Sharing our knowledge: The Tlingit and their coastal neighbors
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