Lax Kwʼalaams
Lax Kwʼalaams | |
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Lax Kwʼalaams backdropped by Mount McNeil of the Kitimat Ranges | |
| Coordinates: 54°33′00″N 130°25′01″W / 54.550°N 130.417°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional district | North Coast |
| Established | 1834 |
| Area | |
• Total | 109.3 km2 (42.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 1,000 |
| • Density | 9.1/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Postal code | V0V 1H0 |
| Website | laxkwalaams |
Lax-Kwʼalaams (/ləkwəˈlɑːms/), previously called Port Simpson until 1986, is an Indigenous village community in British Columbia, Canada, not far from the city of 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.