The (variously spelled, but often as ) is the name for the Raven "clan" (phratry) in the language of the Tsimshian nation of British Columbia, Canada, and southeast Alaska. It is considered analogous or identical to the Gñanada (Raven/Frog) Tribe of the Nisga'a nation in British Columbia and the Frog clan among B.C.'s Gitxsan nation. The Gitxsan also sometimes use the term Laxsee'le to describe the Frog clan.
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The house groups of the among the NisgaâÂÂa include:
- (People-Where-Water-Runs-Black) Clan:
- House of - Wallace Clark
- House of - Earl Munroe
- House of - Wayne Nisyok
- House of - (previously Sidney Alexander) <small>(not to be confused with eagle chieftain name Txñaalaxñhatkw)</small>
- House of - Earl Stephens
- House of - (previously Richard Leeson)
- House of - Clifford Morgan (prev. Chester Moore)
- House of - (previously Leonard Watts)
- House of - (previously Bert Adams, Sr)
- House of - Larry Derrick
See also
References
- Barbeau, Marius (1929) Totem Poles of the Gitksan, Upper Skeena River, British Columbia. (Anthropological Series 12, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 61.) Ottawa: Canada, Department of Mines.
- Barbeau, Marius (1950) Totem Poles. (2 vols.) (Anthropology Series 30, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 119.) Ottawa: National Museum of Canada. Reprinted, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec, 1990.
- Council of Elders, Ayuuḵhl Nisgña'a Department & Nisgña'a Lisims Government (2008) Anhluut'ukwsim SaáºÂinskhl Nisgña'a: Nisgña'a Feast Procedures & Protocols Gitlaxñt'aamiks, British Columbia