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Two elaborately carved
totem poles standing
within ‘Ksan Village

growth of the railroad. The
Kwinitsa Railway Museum
tells the story of businessman
EXPERIENCE British Columbia Interior down with the Titanic in 1912.
Charles Hay’s big plans for
the town – which were largely
unfulfilled when he went
Tsimshian First Nations
were the first occupants of
the area, and as recently as
150 years ago the harbor was
lined with their large cedar
houses and carved totems.
The Museum of Northern
British Columbia focuses on
northwest coast First Nations
culture and history. Tsimshian
dance, song, and drama are
performed in a traditional
longhouse, and there are
archeological tours.
Museum of Northern
British Columbia
arrived at Prince Rupert in "= ⌂ 100 1st Ave W
9 "= the 1850s to work their way # Jun–Sep: 9am–5pm daily;
‘Ksan Village up-river to mine or farm. Oct–May: 9am–5pm Tue–Sat
Noted for their skill in ∑ museumofnorthernbc.com
# Grounds: year round;
houses: Apr–Sep: 10am– carving and painting masks,
5pm daily ∑ ksan.org totems, and canoes, Gitxsan
elders are now teaching new 11
Located near the ancient generations these skills at ‘Ksan
village of Gittanmaax, in the Village. Within the complex Haida Gwaii
community of Hazelton, ‘Ksan are seven traditional long- ~ g n 3220 Wharf St,
Village is a re-creation of an houses, containing a carv ing Queen Charlotte; www.
1870 Aboriginal settlement, school, museum, and gift shop. gohaida gwaii.ca
established in the 1950s to
preserve the culture of the Shaped like a bent ice-cream
Gitxsan First Nations. Gitxsan 10 cone, Haida Gwaii (previously
people have lived in the area called Queen Charlotte
for thousands of years, parti- Prince Rupert Islands) is an archipelago of
cularly along the beautiful ~ £ @ g n 200–215 about 150 islands across from
Skeena River valley. Their way Cowbay Rd; www.visit the city of Prince Rupert,
of life was threatened by an princerupert.com separated from the mainland
influx of white settlers, who by the often-treacherous
Prince Rupert is a vibrant port waters of the Pacific Ocean.
city, and the second-largest The islands were left
Noted for their skill on BC’s coast. Located on Kaien untouched by the last Ice
in carving and paint­ Island, the city is circled by Age, and have an ecosystem
ing masks, totems, forests and mountains, and unique to Canada. The forests
are home to distinctive
overlooks the beau tiful fjord-
and canoes, Gitxsan studded coastline. The busy mammals such as the dusky
elders are now teach­ harbor is the main access point shrew and short-tailed weasel.
ing new generations for Haida Gwaii and Alaska. There is also a large population
these skills at Like many of BC’s major of bald eagles, and the spring
brings hundreds of migrating
towns, Prince Rupert’s deve-
‘Ksan Village. lopment is linked to the gray whales past the shores.
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