The Nisga'a name of the town we live in is called Laxalts'ap. The white name in Greenville, named after missionaries that came here. The name Laxalts'ap means village on a village, referring to the current village being built on an old settlement. The village of Laxgalts'ap is found on the Nass River, surrounded by snowy mountain peaks. There is approximately 500 ppl living in the village which is home to Alvin A. McKay Elementary, a daycare, carving log, government building, and a rec centre. The village is in a sunny location, but we have been told it's actually pretty marshy and has lots of mosquitoes in the spring. Laxalts'ap is 1hr and 45 from Terrace, 35 minutes from New Aiyansh (where the gas is and the capital of the Nass), and 30 minutes from Ginglox (where I mainly work)
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