| Each person in a Nisga'a
village belonged to one of four ranks or classes.
Children were members of the same class as their mother.
There were four classes of people. The highest class was made up of those most directly involved with leadership of the wilp. This class was made up of three small groups of people |
| 1. Simgigat Simgigat is the plural form of sim'oogit. The simgigat is made up of the very highest ranking men in the wilp. Although sometimes a wilp has only one sim'oogit, there is usually more than one sim'oogit in a wilp. Sim'oogit is translated as chief. |
2. Sigidimhaanak' Sigidimhaanak is the plural form of sigidim hanak'. The Sigidimhaanak are the highest ranking women in the wilp. this group is made up of the sim'oogit's wife, his mother, and his eldest sister. The sim'oogit's wife was always a high ranking woman of another pdeek. |
3. K'ubawilksihlkw The K'ubawilksihlkw is the plural form of Hlguwilksihlkw. The K'ubawilksihlkw is made up of those people in "direct line" to become simgigat or sigidimhaanak'. |
See a slide show of ancient Nisga'a artifacts.
Nisga'a Treaty - This is where you can get the Nisga'a Treaty documentation.
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