▁First ▁Nation ▁from ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁La x ▁K w ' ala ams ▁( a . k . a . ▁Port ▁Sim pson ), ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁Canada . ▁ ▁The ▁name , ▁and ▁the ▁ch ie ft ain ship ▁it ▁represents , ▁is ▁passed ▁along ▁mat ril ine ally ▁within ▁the ▁royal ▁house ▁( a ▁mat ril ine ally ▁defined ▁extended ▁family ) ▁called ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ige ex . ▁ ▁The ▁House ▁of ▁L ige ex ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁La xs gi ik ▁( E agle ▁cl an ). ▁ ▁History ▁L ige ex ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁tradition ally ▁the ▁most ▁powerful ▁T sim sh ian ▁ch ie ft ain ship . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁early ▁European ▁contact , ▁L ige ex ▁controlled ▁T sim sh ian ▁trade ▁with ▁pe op les ▁up ▁the ▁S ke ena ▁River , ▁a ▁privile ge ▁he ▁protected ▁through ▁t ribute ▁and ▁through ▁war ▁if ▁necessary . ▁ ▁His ▁position ▁was ▁eventually ▁weak ened ▁as ▁the ▁Hudson ' s ▁Bay ▁Company ▁rose ▁in ▁influence ▁through ▁the ▁fur ▁trade ▁in ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁L ige ex ▁is ▁convention ally ▁described ▁as ▁being ▁of ▁Heil ts uk ▁lingu istic ▁origin ▁and ▁as ▁meaning ▁Stone ▁Cl iff . ▁ ▁Trad ition ▁holds ▁that ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ige ex ▁is ▁an ▁off sh oot ▁of ▁another ▁G isp ax lo ' ots ▁La xs gi ik ▁house , ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁N is ' wa ' ma ķ