The Ksi Sii Aks ( / s ɛ s ˈ s iː æ k s / ; formerly Tseax River / ˈ s iː æ k s / ) is a tributary of the Nass River in northwestern British Columbia , Canada. It is most notable as the namesake of Tseax Cone , a volcano within its basin that was responsible for an eruption in the 17th century that killed 2,000 Nisgaʼa people. Prior to the eruption, the Nisgaʼa name for this river was Ksi Gimwitsʼax . Buried by the eruption, it eventually resurfaced. The Nisgaʼa recognized it as the same stream but renamed it Ksi Sii Aks: sii aks means "new body of water".
9-699: As prescribed by terms of the Nisgaʼa Treaty , the Tseax River was officially renamed the Ksi Sii Aks on 11 May 2000. Ksi Sii Aks flows about 45 km (28 mi) north to the Nass River. From its source near Sand Lake the river flows through Sand Lake, Gainor Lake, and Lava Lake. It collects many tributary streams, the largest of which are Poupard Creek, May Creek, Alder Creek, Crater Creek, Auk Creek, and Gitzyon Creek. This article related to
18-622: A river in the Interior of British Columbia , Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nisga%CA%BCa Treaty The Nisga'a Final Agreement , also known as the Nisga'a Treaty , is a treaty that was settled between the Nisg̱a'a , the government of British Columbia , and the Government of Canada . It was signed on 27 May 1998 and came into effect on May 11, 2000. As part of
27-555: The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ruled for first time, that aboriginal title to land existed prior to the colonization of North America. Thomas Berger successfully argued that the Nisga'a title to their traditional lands had never been extinguished. Calder was the first of a number of land claims negotiated in favour of the rights of aboriginal peoples. The 1999 Nisga'a Treaty acknowledged that "the Nisga'a people have lived in
36-688: The Chief Commissioner of Land and Works for the Colony of British Columbia was distributing much of Nisga'a traditional land in the Nass River valley to western settlers, in spite of the Royal Proclamation of 1763 , which recognized Aboriginal title in British North America and acknowledged the existence and continuity of Aboriginal self-government. By 1890, the Nisga'a Land Committee had been established. In 1913
45-609: The Nass River Valley since time immemorial". The Final Agreement recognized that the hereditary chiefs Simgigat (hereditary chiefs) and Sigidimhaanak (matriarchs), Adaawak (oral histories) continued to play an important role in accordance with the Ayuuk (Nisga'a traditional laws and practices). The constitutional legality of the Nisga'a Final Agreement was challenged by some Nisga'a under Laxsgiik chief James Robinson (Sga'nisim Sim'oogit) and Mercy Thomas, particularly
54-638: The Nisga'a sent a Petition to the British Privy Council in London requesting that their land claims be addressed by the King. In response, the Canadian federal government passed a law making it illegal for First Nations to "retain counsel to pursue land claims". In 1973, Frank Arthur Calder and the Nisga'a Nation Tribal Council won the landmark case, Calder v British Columbia (AG) in which
63-498: The settlement in the Nass River valley nearly 2,000 km (800 sq mi) of land was officially recognized as Nisg̱a'a, and a 300,000 cubic decametres (1.1 × 10 cu ft) (approx. 240,000 acre-feet) water reservation was also created. Bear Glacier Provincial Park was also created as a result of this agreement. Thirty-one Nisga'a placenames in the territory became official names. The land-claim settlement
72-520: Was signed on 27 May 1998 by Joseph Gosnell , Nelson Leeson and Edmond Wright of the Nisg̱a'a Nation and by Premier Glen Clark for the Province of British Columbia. Then Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Jane Stewart signed the agreement for the Canadian federal government on 4 May 1999. In 1887, the Nisga'a met with the then-Premier of British Columbia to challenge the way in which
81-546: Was the first formal modern day comprehensive treaty in the province— the first signed by a First Nation in British Columbia since the Douglas Treaties in 1854 (pertaining to areas on Vancouver Island) and Treaty 8 in 1899 (pertaining to northeastern British Columbia). The agreement gives the Nisga'a control over their land, including the forestry and fishing resources contained in it. The agreement
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