What is a sub-group of Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast in which David A. Boxley identifies with?
Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast The indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast are composed of many nations and tribal affiliations, each with distinctive cultural and political identities, but they share certain beliefs, traditions and practices, such as the centrality of salmon as a resource and spiritual symbol. The term "Northwest Coast" or "North West Coast" is used in anthropology to refer to the groups of Indigenous people residing along the coast of British Columbia, Washington state, parts of Alaska, Oregon, and northern California. The term "Pacific Northwest" is largely used in the American context.
Nisga'a Museum The Nisga'a Museum (or "Hli Goothl Wilp-Adokshl Nisga'a") is a museum of the Nisga'a people that is located in Laxgalts'ap, a village in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. The Nisga'a name means "the heart of Nisga'a House crests," a name that celebrates the role of tribal crests in Nisga'a society. The museum is a project of the Nisga'a Lisims Government and opened in the spring of 2011. It is a place for display of Nisga'a artifacts, sharing traditions and ideas, and a centre for research and learning. The museum's collection of Nisga’a culture is "one of the preeminent collections of Northwest Coast aboriginal art" The museum's website states: "This is our gift to each other, our fellow Canadians and the world."