Introduction

Archaeological Excavation

Tsimshian Society and Culture

Tsimshian Villages

Gitsegyukla
Hazelton
Kispiox
Kitselas
Kitwanga
Port (Fort) Simpson
Gitlaxdamsk

Tsimshian Villages

Hazelton

Gitenmaks, meaning "people of the place of fishing torches", became an important river-boat stop and Hudson Bay Company post in the latter half of the nineteenth century and was renamed Hazelton.

Hazelton - PA 9162
Forks of the Skeena River at Hazelton, with
Déboulé Mountains in the distance (5000 ft. above eye level).
Charles Horetzky
Public Archives of Canada


Hazelton - 51448
Hazelton with Déboulé Range in background.
H.I. Smith, 1926
Geological Survey of Canada Collection
Public Archives of Canada.


Hazelton - PA 95070
Native graves.
Public Archives of Canada


Hazelton - PA 95071
Native cemetery.
National Photography Collection
Public Archives of Canada

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