Stonecrop flower. Witset Canyon (Moricetown) ancient fishing site on Bulkley River, BC, Canada.

Stonecrop flower. For thousands of years, the Witsuwet'en First Nations people have fished for salmon where the Bulkley River plunges through Witset Canyon (formerly Moricetown), in British Columbia, Canada. Evidence of inhabitants are carbon-dated as far back as 5500 years ago, as displayed in Widzin Kwah Diyik Be Yikh (Widzin Kwah Canyon House Museum, http://tourismwitset.com). Starting in 1887, pioneer Catholic missionary Father Adrien-Gabriel Morice renamed the village as Moricetown after himself, to the admonishment of the church. The current village was built during the early 1900s. On May 5, 2018, the community officially reverted Moricetown back to the original name, Witset.

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Stonecrop flower. For thousands of years, the Witsuwet'en First Nations people have fished for salmon where the Bulkley River plunges through Witset Canyon (formerly Moricetown), in British Columbia, Canada. Evidence of inhabitants are carbon-dated as far back as 5500 years ago, as displayed in Widzin Kwah Diyik Be Yikh (Widzin Kwah Canyon House Museum, http://tourismwitset.com). Starting in 1887, pioneer Catholic missionary Father Adrien-Gabriel Morice renamed the village as Moricetown after himself, to the admonishment of the church. The current village was built during the early 1900s. On May 5, 2018, the community officially reverted Moricetown back to the original name, Witset.