Laxgalts’ap

Laxgalts’ap (55˚01'50" 129˚34'30" N side of lower Nass R, E of Nass Bay). Laxgalts’ap—a Nisga’a First Nation community known for many years as Greenville—was one of 34 official names adopted in 2000 as part of the Nisga’a Treaty. It can be interpreted as “a dwelling place located on the site of an ancient village.” The original settlement here, called Gitxat’in, was destroyed long ago by fire. The modern community was spelled Lachkaltsap in the 1930 gazetteer, but the name...

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