Lax-kw'alaams First Nation

Lax Kw'alaams
Band No. 674
Laxłgu'alaams
PeopleTsimshian
HeadquartersLax Kw'alaams
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Land[1]
Main reserveLax Kw'alaams 1
Land area164.9 km2
Population (2024)[1]
On reserve669
On other land81
Off reserve3460
Total population4210
Government[1]
ChiefGary M. Reece
Website
laxkwalaams.ca

Lax Kw'alaams (Tsimshian: Laxłgu'alaams, lit.'Place of the Wild Roses'[2]) is a Tsimshian band government, at Lax Kw'alaams, a community near Prince Rupert in British Columbia, Canada. Band members are descendants of the Nine Tribes of the Tsimshian.[3] As of 2024, the band has over 4,200 registered members, and 164.9 km2 in reserve land.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference CIRNAC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Lax Kw'alaams Band – Indigenous richness and originality". Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  3. ^ "History". Lax Kw'alaams Band. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  4. ^ "Lax Kw'alaams – First Nations in BC". British Columbia Assembly of First Nations. Retrieved 2025-01-15.

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