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Lax Kwʼalaams
Lax-Kwʼalaams (), previously called Port Simpson until 1986, is an Indigenous peoples of North America, Indigenous village community in British Columbia, Canada, not far from the city of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Prince Rupert. It is located on Port Simpson Indian Reserve No. 1, which is shared with other residential communities of the Tsimshian Nation. The Nine Allied Tribes are: Gilutsʼaaw, Ginadoiks, Ginaxangiik, Gispaxloʼots, Gitando, Gitlaan, Gitsʼiis, Gitwilgyoots, and Gitzaxłaał. History Lax-Kwʼalaams derives from ''Laxłguʼalaams'', also formerly spelled ''Lach Goo Alams'', which means "place of the wild roses". It was an active camping spot of the Gispaxloʼots tribe. In 1834 the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) set up a trading post there called Fort Simpson (Columbia Department), Fort Simpson, then Port Simpson. The Gispaxlo'ots Tribe enticed the HBC to set up on their camping site and invited all members of the nine Allied Ts'msyen [Tsimshian] Tribes to live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District Municipality
A district municipality is a designation for a class of municipalities found in several locations, including Canada, Lithuania, and South Africa. Canada British Columbia Under provincial law, municipalities in British Columbia are to be designated "district municipalities" on incorporation if the area to be incorporated is greater than and has an average population density of less than . Municipalities may be incorporated under different classifications under the direction of the province's lieutenant governor, as is the case with the District of North Vancouver. Nova Scotia A district municipality, also called a rural municipality, is one of three municipal types, along with towns and regional municipalities. District municipalities and county municipalities are further considered rural municipalities. The province's twelve district municipalities are referred to as municipal districts by Statistics Canada. Ontario Currently, only one district municipality exists i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |