Guided by the values of respect, accountability, and service, NTVS works to enhance the wellbeing of our Urban Nisga'a community through family centered activities, educational recognition, and wellness initiatives. Our goal is to create meaningful opportunities that encourage participation, inspire growth, and strengthen community.
Today, NTVS is focused on building a sustainable and responsive organization for our community.
Our History
The Nisga’a people have lived on British Columbia’s northwest coast since before recorded time. Long enough to see their culture thrive, adapt and endure. The Nass River flows through a land of sacred mountains and dense forest on Canada’s Pacific Coast. The Nisga’a Nation includes over 9 000+ people residing in the communities of Gingolx, Laxgalts’ap, Gitwinksihlkw, and Gitlaxt’aamiks and across North America. In Nisga’a culture, traditional authority and the ability to govern originates from the connection between families and communities, and their land and resources.
The Nisga’a Ts’amiks Vancouver Society was incorporated on November 27, 2000. Nisga’a Ts’amiks represents approximately 2,000+ Nisga’a citizens whose ordinary residence is within the Greater Vancouver, Victoria, and Nanaimo regions of British Columbia and provide services to Nisga’a living on Vancouver Island and southern British Columbia from the Pacific Coast to the British Columbia/Alberta border.
Our Mandate
Our mandate is to provide liaison and contact between the Nisga’a Lisims Government, along with other Nisga’a locals and Village Governments, and Nisga’a citizens ordinarily residing in the Greater Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo regions of British Columbia, as well as to deliver social services and promote individual, family and community wellness for Nisga’a citizens living within our boundary.
Our Mission
To create a community that enhances the social, economic, physical, cultural and spiritual well being of the Nisga’a citizens whose ordinary residence is within southern British Columbia.
Our Vision
To nurture a vibrant and prosperous community that is an integral part of a unified Nisga’a Nation.
OUR VALUES
Community | Respect | Integrity | Accountability | Inclusiveness | Culture | Wellness | Service
