New Hazelton in Kitimat-Stikine, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)

People of the Skeena

B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0), October 7, 2016

1. People of the Skeena Marker

Inscription. The Gitxsan are people of the Skeena River or River of Mist. For 10,000 years the Gitxsan have dwelled in their traditional territory and today approximately 13,000 members live in communities known as Gitwangak, Gitanyow, Gitsegukla, Hagwilget, Gitanmaax, Glen Vowell and Kispiox. The Gitxsan are a matrilineal society, where ancestry is traced through the mother's side.

Erected by Province of British Columbia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 55° 14.851′ N, 127° 35.674′ W. Marker is in New Hazelton, British Columbia, in Kitimat-Stikine. It can be reached from 9 Avenue just west of Churchill Road. Marker is in the rear parking lot of New Hazelton Visitor Information Centre. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Hazelton BC V0J 2J0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern BC.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Inside Passage,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Hagwilget Bridges (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); Hazelton (approx. 5.3 kilometers away).

Also see . . .
1. Gitxsan. Wikipedia entry on the indigenous people, which is divided into the Frog, Eagle, Wolf and Fireweed clans. (Submitted on February 20, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Peoples of the Skeena. A short film from 1949 about the Gitxsan and Tsimshian peoples of the Skeena River in northern British Columbia.

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(National Film Board of Canada) (Submitted on February 20, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 368 times since then and 81 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Given the allegation of PC wording change: Photo of new (replacement) marker with new words; for a new marker entry. (And retire this obsolete marker entry.) • Can you help?