Excavations at Gitlaxdzawk

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 G...

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Other Authors: G.F. MacDonald
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1968
Subjects:
Tsimshian > Gitselasu > Kitselas Canyon > Skeena River > Gitladzok > Archaeology > Fortress >
Tsimshian > Gitselasu > Gitlaxdzawk > Kitselas Canyon > Skeena River > Gitladzok > Archaeology > Fortress >
Pacific
Skeena
Kitselas
Kitselas Canyon
Skeena River
Grand Trunk
Tsimshian
Tsimshian*
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-1772/excavations-gitlaxdzawk
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spelling ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_1772 2023-05-15T18:39:27+02:00 Excavations at Gitlaxdzawk G.F. MacDonald Gitlaxdzawk 1968 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-1772/excavations-gitlaxdzawk unknown billreid:1772 local: Gitlaxdzawk_019 uuid: c115d961-1dc8-402a-86f7-eae0371f621f https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-1772/excavations-gitlaxdzawk � G.F. MacDonald. This image is to be used solely for the purpose of research or private study; and any use of the image for a purpose other than research or private study requires the authorization of the copyright owner of the work in question Tsimshian--Gitselasu--Kitselas Canyon--Skeena River--Gitladzok--Archaeology--Fortress-- Tsimshian--Gitselasu--Gitlaxdzawk--Kitselas Canyon--Skeena River--Gitladzok--Archaeology--Fortress-- Photographs StillImage 1968 ftsfrazerunivdc 2019-07-10T07:05:10Z 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 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. Still Image Tsimshian Tsimshian* SFU Digitized Collections (Simon Fraser University) Pacific Skeena ENVELOPE(-130.198,-130.198,53.646,53.646) Kitselas ENVELOPE(-128.453,-128.453,54.566,54.566) Kitselas Canyon ENVELOPE(-128.437,-128.437,54.600,54.600) Skeena River ENVELOPE(-130.113,-130.113,54.015,54.015) Grand Trunk ENVELOPE(-128.398,-128.398,54.894,54.894)
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topic Tsimshian--Gitselasu--Kitselas Canyon--Skeena River--Gitladzok--Archaeology--Fortress--
Tsimshian--Gitselasu--Gitlaxdzawk--Kitselas Canyon--Skeena River--Gitladzok--Archaeology--Fortress--
spellingShingle Tsimshian--Gitselasu--Kitselas Canyon--Skeena River--Gitladzok--Archaeology--Fortress--
Tsimshian--Gitselasu--Gitlaxdzawk--Kitselas Canyon--Skeena River--Gitladzok--Archaeology--Fortress--
Excavations at Gitlaxdzawk
topic_facet Tsimshian--Gitselasu--Kitselas Canyon--Skeena River--Gitladzok--Archaeology--Fortress--
Tsimshian--Gitselasu--Gitlaxdzawk--Kitselas Canyon--Skeena River--Gitladzok--Archaeology--Fortress--
description 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 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.
author2 G.F. MacDonald
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title Excavations at Gitlaxdzawk
title_short Excavations at Gitlaxdzawk
title_full Excavations at Gitlaxdzawk
title_fullStr Excavations at Gitlaxdzawk
title_full_unstemmed Excavations at Gitlaxdzawk
title_sort excavations at gitlaxdzawk
publishDate 1968
url https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-1772/excavations-gitlaxdzawk
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ENVELOPE(-128.453,-128.453,54.566,54.566)
ENVELOPE(-128.437,-128.437,54.600,54.600)
ENVELOPE(-130.113,-130.113,54.015,54.015)
ENVELOPE(-128.398,-128.398,54.894,54.894)
geographic Pacific
Skeena
Kitselas
Kitselas Canyon
Skeena River
Grand Trunk
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Skeena
Kitselas
Kitselas Canyon
Skeena River
Grand Trunk
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Tsimshian*
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Tsimshian*
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op_rights � G.F. MacDonald. This image is to be used solely for the purpose of research or private study; and any use of the image for a purpose other than research or private study requires the authorization of the copyright owner of the work in question
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