Laxgalts'ap, British Columbia
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Laxgalts'ap Greenville |
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Laxgalts'ap/Greenville, BC. Entrance sign carved by Merlin Robinson
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 Laxgalts'ap
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| Coordinates: 55°01′50″N 129°34′30″W / 55.03056°N 129.57500°WCoordinates: 55°01′50″N 129°34′30″W / 55.03056°N 129.57500°W | |
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 Canada
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| Province |
 British Columbia
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| Indigenous territories |
 Nisg̱a'a
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| Government | |
| • Governing body | Nisga'a Lisims Government |
| Population | |
| • Total | 474 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC−8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−7) |
| Postal code | V0J 3T0 |
| Area code(s) | 250 |
Laxg̱alts'ap /læxˈɑːldzæp/ (also Laxqalts'ap, and formerly Lachkaltsap or Greenville) is a Nisga'a Village of approximately 474, in the Nass River valley of British Columbia, Canada. It is one of the four main villages in the Nisga'a Lisims, the formal name for their territory, and is situated on the north side of the Nass River between Gitwinksihlkw to the east and Gingolx to the west. It is approximately 24 km from where the Nass empties into the Pacific Ocean at Nass Bay. Road access is via the Nisga'a Highway.
In the Nisga'a language, Laxgalts'ap translates to "village on village"-- the current village was built on the site of a much older one.
The older village at this site, known as Gitxat'in, was destroyed by fire.
Laxgalts'ap got its English name of Greenville (pron. /ˈɡrɛnvɪl/ GREN-vil) from Methodist Missionary Alfred Green, who was based here in the late 19th century.
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