Hazelton
Hazelton is a small town located at the junction of the Bulkley and Skeena Rivers in northern BC. It was founded in 1866 is the northernmost point of the Yellowhead Highway, a major interprovincial highway which runs from Prince Rupert, British Columbia to Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Hazelton area comprises two municipalities (the Village of Hazelton and District of New Hazelton), three unincorporated settlements (South Hazelton, Two Mile and the Kispiox Valley), four First Nations’ villages: three of which are of the Gitxsan people - (Gitanmaax, Glen Vowell and Kispiox) - and one of the Wet'suwet'en people - (Hagwilget).
‘Ksan Museum & Historical Village
Hazelton | Aboriginal Attractions | Museums |
'Ksan, with its five huge buildings in various styles of Indian architecture, tells the story of the Gitxsan (People of the Skeena) from the days before the first traders arrived, to the present....
Anderson Flats Provincial Park
Hazelton | Natural Settings | Outdoor Activities |
Anderson Flats, also known as Mission Flats or The Forks, is located within the traditional territory of the Gitxsan First Nation (People of the River of Mist) and is identified as Lax Lit Hetwit...
Battle Hill, also known as the Gitwangak National Historic Site
Hazelton | Historic Sites |
Gitwangak Battle Hill (formerly known as Kitwanga Fort ) was a fortified village occupied during the late 1700s and early 1800s by the Gitwangak First Nation. Strategically located on on a...
Eagle Down Trail
Hazelton | Outdoor Activities |
A popular route for practical and recreational use is the well maintained Eagle Down path that runs from New Hazelton through Hagwilget, Two Mile, and Gitanmaax, all the way to Old Hazelton. The...
Gitanyow Museum & Cemetary
Hazelton | Aboriginal Attractions | Historic Sites | Museum is not currently open but the cemetary and the building are well worth a look around. The totem poles are right as this location as well.
Gitanyow Totem Poles
Hazelton | Aboriginal Attractions | Situated in Gitanyow (Kitwancool) is the historic village, home to some of the oldest-known and largest collection of totem poles in British Columbia. Highlighted by famous Canadian painter,...
Gitsegukla Totem Poles
Hazelton | Aboriginal Attractions | Historic Sites |
The two most prominent totem poles appear to be twins at first glance but there are a number of differences between them. Both are topped with gold-painted hats.
Gitwangak Totem Poles
Hazelton | Aboriginal Attractions | Historic Sites | Following their move from Gitwangak Battle Hill to this village about 1835, members of the Frog-Raven (Ganada), Eagle (Laxskik) and Wolf (Laxgibu) clans commemorated their history in a series of...
Hagwilget Canyon & Bridge
Hazelton | Aboriginal Attractions | Historic Sites |
At the pullout, view one of nature's artistic triumphs. One the banks below, archeologists have found at least 4,000 years of human occupance. Upstream, at the river's narrowest point, stood the...
Hands of History
Hazelton | Tour Routes |
There are two tour routes that will take you to sites around the Hazeltons. The first is in New Town and South Hazelton, and into the native villages of Hagwilget, Gitanmaax, Glen Vowell and...