The Ganhada (variously spelled, but often with an underlined initial "G" -- impossible here for technical reasons) is the name for the Raven "clan" (phratry) in the language of the Tsimshian nation of British Columbia, Canada, and southeast Alaska. It is considered analogous or identical to the Raven clan of the Nisga'a nation in British Columbia and the Frog clan among B.C.'s Gitksan nation. The Gitksan also sometimes use the term Laxsee'le to describe the Frog clan. Members of the Tsimshian tribe enjoying a tea party near Fort Simpson, British Columbia, c. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages none stated in law; English is de facto Flower Pacific dogwood Tree Western Redcedar Bird Stellers Jay Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 36 6... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area Ranked 1st - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,854 km²) - Width 808 miles (1,300 km) - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km) - % water 13. ... Nisgaa flag Mask with open eyes, worn during winter halait ceremonies, 18thâearly 19th century The Nisaa (pronounced Nis-gah) are of the First Nations of Canada. ... (pronounced GIT-san) also spelled as Gitxsan pronounced the same. ...
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Barbeau, Marius (1929) Totem Poles of the Gitksan, Upper Skeena River, British Columbia. (Anthropological Series 12, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 61.) Ottawa: Canada, Department of Mines.
Barbeau, Marius (1950) Totem Poles. (2 vols.) (Anthropology Series 30, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 119.) Ottawa: National Museum of Canada. Reprinted, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec, 1990.