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is the Nisg̱a’a people's primary place for display of Nisg̱a’a artifacts, sharing traditions and ideas, and a centre for research and learning. It was established in Lax̱g̱altsʼap and opened in the spring of 2011.
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in the Nisg̱a’a Lisims, the formal name for their territory, and is situated on the north side of the Nass River between
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Laxgaltsʼap
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and hosts Alvin A. McKay
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