Site of Gaum's House
Chief Gaum's house at Gitladzok village. 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...
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ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_1774 2023-05-15T18:39:27+02:00 Site of Gaum's House G.F. MacDonald Gitlaxdzawk 1971 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-1774/site-gaums-house unknown billreid:1774 local: Gitlaxdzawk_021 uuid: 939f7227-0db8-495b-97f5-ef284c156707 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-1774/site-gaums-house � 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--Post--Fortress-- Tsimshian--Gitselasu--Gitlaxdzawk--Kitselas Canyon--Skeena River--Post--Fortress-- Photographs StillImage 1971 ftsfrazerunivdc 2019-07-10T07:05:09Z Chief Gaum's house at Gitladzok village. 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 travelers 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. 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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Tsimshian--Gitselasu--Kitselas Canyon--Skeena River--Post--Fortress-- Tsimshian--Gitselasu--Gitlaxdzawk--Kitselas Canyon--Skeena River--Post--Fortress-- |
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Tsimshian--Gitselasu--Kitselas Canyon--Skeena River--Post--Fortress-- Tsimshian--Gitselasu--Gitlaxdzawk--Kitselas Canyon--Skeena River--Post--Fortress-- Site of Gaum's House |
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Tsimshian--Gitselasu--Kitselas Canyon--Skeena River--Post--Fortress-- Tsimshian--Gitselasu--Gitlaxdzawk--Kitselas Canyon--Skeena River--Post--Fortress-- |
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Chief Gaum's house at Gitladzok village. 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 travelers 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. |
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G.F. MacDonald |
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Site of Gaum's House |
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Site of Gaum's House |
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Site of Gaum's House |
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Site of Gaum's House |
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Site of Gaum's House |
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site of gaum's house |
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1971 |
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https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-1774/site-gaums-house |
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Gitlaxdzawk |
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ENVELOPE(-130.198,-130.198,53.646,53.646) 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) |
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Pacific Skeena Kitselas Kitselas Canyon Skeena River Grand Trunk |
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Pacific Skeena Kitselas Kitselas Canyon Skeena River Grand Trunk |
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Tsimshian Tsimshian* |
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Tsimshian Tsimshian* |
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� 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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