The Geenix[3] or Eastern villages include Kispiox (Ansbayaxw), Glen Vowell (Sigit'ox), and Hazelton (Git-an'maaxs).
[5] The University of Northern British Columbia and Siiwiixo'osxwim Wilnataahl Gitksan Society (Gitksan Language Society) set up a Developmental Standard Term Certificate program offered through Northwest Community College, with all courses offered in Hazelton, BC.
[6] In the spring of 2018, an online dictionary app was released in collaboration with members of Gitksan Nation and researchers at the University of British Columbia.
With its launch, the app briefly held a top spot in Google Play's education category and accumulated around 500 downloads in its first week.
The lax glottalized stops "display a creaky voice quality at the margin of the vowel in pretonic (and syllable-final) environments.