'Ksan
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Location | ʼKsan is near Hazelton at the confluence of the Skeena and Bulkley Rivers. |
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Type | Historical village and living museum |
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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[]
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The living museum is open to visitors.
ʼKsan was founded before Hazelton was in 1866, and was populated by the Gitxsan Indigenous people.
See also[]
- Hagwilgyet
- Kitwanga Fort National Historic Site
- Old Hazelton, British Columbia (Gitanmaax)
- Xa:ytem
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Coordinates: 55°14′58″N 127°40′47″W / 55.24944°N 127.67972°W
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Categories:
- Museums in British Columbia
- Gitxsan
- Skeena Country
- Living museums in Canada
- First Nations museums in Canada
- First Nations history in British Columbia
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- Canadian history stubs
- British Columbia building and structure stubs
- Canadian museum stubs