ʼKsan is a historical

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

and

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of the

Gitxsan Gitxsan (also spelled Gitksan) are an Indigenous people in Canada whose home territory comprises most of the area known as the Skeena Country in English (: means "people of" and : means "the River of Mist"). Gitksan territory encompasses approxi ...

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in the

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of Northwestern

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, Canada. ʼKsan is located near Hazelton at the confluence of the Skeena and Bulkley Rivers on Gitxsan territory.

History

ʼKsan was founded before Hazelton was in 1866, and was populated by the

Indigenous people.

References

External links

* Museums in British Columbia Gitxsan Skeena Country Living museums in Canada First Nations museums in Canada First Nations history in British Columbia {{Canada-museum-stub