Lax Kw'alaams / Port Simpson

Lax-Kw'alaams derives from Laxłgu'alaams, also formerly spelled Lach Goo Alams, which means "place of the wild roses,".

Lax-Kw'alaams located on the northwest coast of British Columbia. It is an ancient camping spot of the Gispaxlo'ots tribe.

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Lax Kw’alaams are the descendants of the Nine Tribes of the Tsmishian. The Nine Allied Tribes are: Giluts'aaw, Ginadoiks, Ginaxangiik, Gispaxlo'ots, Gitando

, Gitlaan, Gits'iis, Gitwilgyoots, and Gitzaxłaał. The Nine Tribes have lived in their territories for more than 10,000 years and their traditional language is Sm’algyax.

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