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School District 92 Nisga'a is a school district

School district

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in British Columbia

British Columbia

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, Canada

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. Situated in the Nass River

Nass River

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valley it covers the First Nations

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area of the Nisga'a

Nisga'a

The Nisga’a , often formerly spelled Nishga and spelled in the Nisga’a language as Nisga’a, are an Indigenous nation or First Nation in Canada. They live in the Nass River valley of northwestern British Columbia. Their name comes from a combination of two Nisga’a words: Nisk’-"top lip" and...

people north of Terrace

Terrace, British Columbia

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. This includes the communities of (Gitlakdamix or New Aiyansh)

Gitlakdamix, British Columbia

Gitlakdamix or Gitlaxt'aamiks or New Aiyansh is a Nisga'a Village about 100km north of Terrace, in the heart of the Nass River valley, Canada. It is one of four Nisga'a villages...

, Gitwinksihlkw (or Canyon City

Gitwinksihlkw, British Columbia

Gitwinksihlkw , formerly Canyon City, is a Nisga'a Village in the Nass River valley of northwestern British Columbia, Canada, near that river's confluence with the Tseax River. An older spelling is Kitwilluchsilt. It is one of four Nisga'a villages...

), Laxgalts'ap (or Greenville)

Laxgalts'ap, British Columbia

' is a Nisga'a Village of approximately 474, in the Nass River valley of British Columbia, Canada....

, Gingolx (or Kincolith), and the surrounding settlements.

History

School District 92 Nisgha was created January 1, 1975 as the first aboriginal school district in the province.

Schools

School	Location	Grades
Gitwinksihlkw Elementary School	Gitwinksihlkw	K-7
Alvin A. McKay Elementary School (formerly Laxgalts'ap Elementary School)	Laxgalts'ap	K-7
Nathan Barton Elementary School	Gingolx	K-7
Nisga'a Elementary Secondary School	Gitlakdamix	K-12

The School District also operates the Nisga'a ACE School for Adult Continuing Education.

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