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Excavations at Gitlaxdzawk
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Pit H, fortifications
The village of Gitlaxdzawk is situated on a small island in the Kitselas Canyon but is now connected to land by a dry gully created as a result of infill when the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad tunnels were constructed between 1910 and 1913.
The people of Gitlaxdzawk along with Gitsaex operated a toll system in the Kitselas
Show morePit H, fortifications
The village of Gitlaxdzawk is situated on a small island in the Kitselas Canyon but is now connected to land by a dry gully created as a result of infill when the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad tunnels were constructed between 1910 and 1913.
The people of Gitlaxdzawk along with Gitsaex operated a toll system in the Kitselas Canyon in which all foreign travellers paid a tribute to Gitselasu chiefs in order to secure their passage. If the toll was not paid, large boulders would be thrown from the cliffs into the canoes of the trespassers.
Suffering high death rates from smallpox and other effects of immigrant contact, the Gitselasu abandoned Gitladzawk some time before 1866.
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1968, 1968
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Aerial of Village Site
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Aerial view of the Grand Trunk Pacific rail line and the village site of Gitlaxdzawk.
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1968, 1968
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Close up of Relocated Posts
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Sections of totem poles salvaged by Harlan I. Smith from Gitladzok village displayed for Grand Trunk Pacific and later CN Rail tourists.
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1927, 1927
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Carved Face in Beaver Post
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Detail: Human faces on the beaver house post of Gitsaxdzawk. The post represents the story of the giant beaver, Pelemgwae. When the giant beaver was driven from its home by the Gitselesu people it was said to have human heads on its back.
Known as the Peleqwa House post, it belonged to the house of Iyoos. Houseone1 on the Gitlaxdzawk map (see
Show moreDetail: Human faces on the beaver house post of Gitsaxdzawk. The post represents the story of the giant beaver, Pelemgwae. When the giant beaver was driven from its home by the Gitselesu people it was said to have human heads on its back.
Known as the Peleqwa House post, it belonged to the house of Iyoos. Houseone1 on the Gitlaxdzawk map (see Gitlaxdzawk_051).
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1971, 1971
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Tourists
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A group of female tourists, likely Kitselas residents visiting the Kitselas Canyon.
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ca. 1912, 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915
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C. Hopkins Painting of Warriors Doing Battle
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�The Battle of Champions at the Kitselas Fortress,� shows how two designated warriors settled a dispute about access to trade routes on the Skeena River. The Tsimshian and Athabaskan communities each fronted one of their best fighters, armed with personal totems, wooden shin guards and copper daggers (weapons, apparently, worth a slave), and the
Show more�The Battle of Champions at the Kitselas Fortress,� shows how two designated warriors settled a dispute about access to trade routes on the Skeena River. The Tsimshian and Athabaskan communities each fronted one of their best fighters, armed with personal totems, wooden shin guards and copper daggers (weapons, apparently, worth a slave), and the resulting battle was enough to settle the issue permanently, with no further loss of life.
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ca. 2000, 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005
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Leaning House Post
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Description
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Interior house post of House of Gaum named Whole Being.
House of Gaum is house seven on the Gitlaxdzawk map (see Gitlaxdzawk_051).
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1927, 1927
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Kitselas Canyon
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Description
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Fortress and site of Chief Gaum's house.
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1927, 1927
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Detail of Beaver House Post
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The beaver house post of Gitlaxdzawk representing the giant beaver Pelemgwae. The pole was reerected through a project of the National Museum of Canada in 1927.
Known as the Peleqwa House post, it belonged to the house of Iyoos. House one on the Gitlaxdzawk map (see Gitlaxdzawk_051).
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1971, 1971
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House Ridge Beam
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Fallen and decaying ridge beam from House Three.
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1971, 1971
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