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'Ksan Historical Village 2010
ʼKsan is a historical village and living museum of the Gitxsan Indigenous people in the Skeena Country of Northwestern British Columbia, 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 Gitxsan Gitxsan (also spelled Gitksan and Kitksan) 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 enco ... Indigenous people. See also * Hagwilgyet * Kitwanga Fort National Historic Site * Old Hazelton, British Columbia (Gitanmaax) * X̱á:ytem 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 ...
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Hazelton, British Columbia
Hazelton is a village municipality in the Skeena Country, Skeena region of west central British Columbia, Canada. The place is on the southeast side of the Skeena River immediately north of the Bulkley River mouth, where the confluence forms a peninsula. On British Columbia Highway 62, BC Highway 62, the locality is by road about northwest of Smithers, British Columbia, Smithers and northeast of Terrace, British Columbia, Terrace. Hazelton is the original of the "Three Hazeltons", the other two being New Hazelton to the southeast and South Hazelton to the south. Geography The two rivers flow through the broad forested U-shaped valley, glacial valleys. The Roche de Boule range forms the southern wall of the Skeena valley. To the north are the Skeena Mountains and to the northwest the Kispiox Range. Layered sandstone and shale lie beneath the Hazeltons area. About 25,000 years ago, the ice sheet was thick. Over the past 11,000 years, the rivers have cut down through the thick mora ...
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Living Museums In Canada
Living or The Living may refer to: Common meanings *Life, a condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms ** extant taxon, Living species, one that is not extinct *Personal life, the course of an individual human's life * Living (Christianity) or benefice, in canon law, a position in a church that has attached to it a source of income Music * Living (Paddy Casey album), ''Living'' (Paddy Casey album) or the title song, "Livin, 2003 * Living (Judy Collins album), ''Living'' (Judy Collins album), 1971 *''Living 2001–2002'', an album by the John Butler Trio, 2003 *Living (EP), ''Living'' (EP) or the title song, by Josephine Collective, 2007 * Living (song), "Living" (song), by Dierks Bentley, 2019 * The Living, early 1980's Seattle punk rock band featuring Duff McKagan Television and film * Living (1954 TV program), ''Living'' (1954 TV program), a 1954–1955 Canadian informational program * Living (2007 TV program), ''Living'' (2007 TV prog ...
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Museums In British Columbia
A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying or preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects. Many museums have exhibitions of these objects on public display, and some have private collections that are used by researchers and specialists. Museums host a much wider range of objects than a library, and they usually focus on a specific theme, such as the arts, science, natural history or local history. Public museums that host exhibitions and interactive demonstrations are often tourist attractions, and many draw large numbers of visitors from outside of their host country, with the most visited museums in the world attracting millions of visitors annually. Since the establishment of the earliest known museum in ancient times, museums have been associated with academia and the preservation of rare items. Museums originated as private collections of interesting items, and not until much later did the emphasis on educating the public take root. Etymology The ...
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Old Hazelton, British Columbia
Hazelton is a village municipality in the Skeena region of west central British Columbia, Canada. The place is on the southeast side of the Skeena River immediately north of the Bulkley River mouth, where the confluence forms a peninsula. On BC Highway 62, the locality is by road about northwest of Smithers and northeast of Terrace. Hazelton is the original of the "Three Hazeltons", the other two being New Hazelton to the southeast and South Hazelton to the south. Geography The two rivers flow through the broad forested glacial valleys. The Roche de Boule range forms the southern wall of the Skeena valley. To the north are the Skeena Mountains and to the northwest the Kispiox Range. Layered sandstone and shale lie beneath the Hazeltons area. About 25,000 years ago, the ice sheet was thick. Over the past 11,000 years, the rivers have cut down through the thick moraine exposing the bedrock. First Nations and early European contacts First Nations have inhabited the area for at ...
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Kitwanga Fort National Historic Site
Kitwanga or Gitwangak is in the Skeena Country, Skeena region of west central British Columbia. Among the Hazelton and Bulkley Mountain Ranges, the place is on the north shore of the Skeena River, east of the Kitwanga River confluence. On British Columbia Highway 37, BC Highway 37, northeast of the junction with British Columbia Highway 16, BC Highway 16, the locality is by road about northwest of Smithers, British Columbia, Smithers, northeast of Terrace, British Columbia, Terrace, and southeast of Stewart, British Columbia, Stewart. The Gitwangak Band Council governs the First Nations in Canada, First Nations portion. Adjacent to the northeast, the freehold part is an unincorporated community. Name origin Meaning "place of rabbits", Gitwangak was formerly called Kitwanga, with variations such as Gitwangar, Kitwangagh, or Kitwangar. Gitwangak Battle Hill According to legend, Lutraisuh, daughter of a noble family, was kidnapped by a Haida people, Haida war party. After bearin ...
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Hagwilgyet
Hagwilget or Hagwilgyet is a First Nations reserve community of the Gitxsan people located on the lower Bulkley River just east of Hazelton in northwestern British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ..., Canada. The community's name means "well-dressed" as in "ostentatious," though another meaning is "the quiet people". It has also been spelled Awillgate and Ackwilgate and it has also been named Rocher Déboulé - "falling rock" - a reference to a landslide in this area from Rocher Déboulé Mountain, which blocked salmon runs on the Bulkley River at this location. * Hagwilget Canyon * Hagwilget Canyon Bridge References BC Names listing "Hagwilget" (community) Bulkley Valley Skeena Country Wet'suwet'en {{cariboo-geo-stub ...
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Bulkley River
The Bulkley River in British Columbia is a major tributary of the Skeena River. The Bulkley is long with a drainage basin covering . Much of the Bulkey is paralleled by Highway 16. It flows west from Bulkley Lake past Perow and is joined near Houston by the Morice River, its major tributary. The Bulkley continues north past Quick, Telkwa and Smithers. It then meets the Skeena River near Hazelton. The Bulkley River is a major tourist destination for anglers targeting wild steelhead.Bulkley AMP
ov.bc.ca The river was originally called ''Wet'sinkwha'' ("blue and green river") by the Wet'suwet'en people, the indigenous inhabitants of the Bulkley V ...
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Living Museum
A living museum, also known as a living history museum, is a type of museum which recreates historical settings to simulate a past time period, providing visitors with an experiential interpretation of history. It is a type of museum that recreates to the fullest extent conditions of a culture, natural environment or historical period, in an example of living history. Costumed historians A costumed historian has many roles and responsibilities at historical sites. In addition to conducting tours, interpreting a space, or portraying a historical character, they are also involved in the research process that aides the site interpretation. Full-time staff interpreters develop public programs, tours, and write scripts for interpretative panels, pamphlets, and videos. They often work closely with the curatorial and educational staff to collaborate on ideas about collection tours, school tours, educational programs, and site interpretation. Supervisors are also responsible for ...
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Skeena River
The Skeena River is the second-longest river entirely within British Columbia, Canada (after the Fraser River). Since ancient times, the Skeena has been an important transportation artery, particularly for the Tsimshian and the Gitxsan—whose names mean "inside the River of Mist", and "people of the River of Mist," respectively. The river and its basin sustain a wide variety of fish, wildlife, and vegetation, and communities native to the area depend on the health of the river. The Tsimshian migrated to the Lower Skeena River, and the Gitxsan occupy territory of the Upper Skeena. During the Omineca Gold Rush, Steamboats of the Skeena River, steamboat services ran from the sea to Hazelton, British Columbia, Hazelton, which was the jumping-off point for the trails to the goldfields. The Hudson's Bay Company established a major trading post on the Skeena at what became called Port Simpson, British Columbia (''Lax Kw'alaams''), where nine tribes of the Tsimshian nation settled about ...
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British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, inland deserts and grassy plains. British Columbia borders the province of Alberta to the east; the territories of Yukon and Northwest Territories to the north; the U.S. states of Washington (state), Washington, Idaho and Montana to the south, and Alaska to the northwest. With an estimated population of over 5.7million as of 2025, it is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, third-most populous province. The capital of British Columbia is Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria, while the province's largest city is Vancouver. Vancouver and its suburbs together make up List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, the third-largest metropolit ...
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