Niska

noun

Nis·​ka

ˈniskə

plural Niska or Niskas

1

a

: a Tsimshian people or group of peoples of the Nass river valley and contiguous Pacific coast, British Columbia, Canada

b

: a member of any of such peoples

2

: the language of the Niska people

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