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= MAPS & PLACE NAMES =
= MAPS INDEX – TSM̱SYEN LANDS & PLACES =
''INITIATION DRAFT — Master index for Tsm̱syen geographic knowledge: watersheds, wilp territories, ancient names, harvesting places, migration routes, and adawx-linked locations. This section will grow to become the geographic backbone of Luudisk.''
''INITIATION PAGE — A growing index of Tsm̱syen lands, villages, rivers, territories, place-names, and map overlays. This page helps readers explore where our stories, laws, and Houses come from.''


= MAPS & LOCATIONS – TSM̱SYEN LAND INDEX =
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''INITIATION PAGE — This page is the central index for all geographic knowledge of the Tsm̱syen Nation. It links tribes, villages, rivers, territories, and map overlays into a single starting point.''


== 1. The 14 Tsm̱syen Tribes (Territory Overview) ==
== 1. TRIBAL TERRITORIES ==
A simple entry point for territorial maps and regional identities.
Maps and territorial summaries for the Tsm̱syen tribes.


=== Exterior Tribes (Beyond Lax Kw’alaams) ===
=== Exterior Tribes ===
* '''Gitxaala (Kitkatla)'''
* '''Gitxaala (Kitkatla)'''
* '''Gitga’ata (Hartley Bay)'''
* '''Gitga’ata (Hartley Bay)'''
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* Gits’iis
* Gits’iis
* Gitwilgyoots
* Gitwilgyoots
* Gitwilsaba ''(historically recorded as extinct as a tribe)''
* Gitwilsaba ''(historically absorbed; not extinct as a people)''


> Each tribe will eventually link to maps, House groups, adawx references, and modern territorial issues.
> Each tribe will link to a map, its Houses, and its ancestral territories.


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== 2. Villages (Ancient, Modern, and Seasonal Sites) ==
== 2. VILLAGES & SETTLEMENTS ==
A growing list of known Tsm̱syen villages and occupation sites.
Historical and contemporary village locations.


=== Skeena River Region ===
=== Skeena River Region ===
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* K’yoots
* K’yoots


=== Coastal Villages ===
=== Coastal Region ===
* Metlakatla
* Metlakatla
* Lach Klan (Kitkatla)
* Lach Klan (Kitkatla)
* Txalgiow (Hartley Bay)
* Txalgiow (Hartley Bay)
* Klemtu
* Klemtu
* Pre-1834 Digby & Tugwell village sites
* Pre-1834 Digby & Tugwell sites
* Dundas & Stephens Island communities
* Dundas & Stephens Island villages


> Each village page will include meaning, pronunciation, maps, House ownership, and known adawx.
> Each village page will include meaning, pronunciation, maps, House ownership, and known adawx.
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== 3. Rivers, Channels & Waterways ==
== 3. RIVERS, CHANNELS & WATERWAYS ==
Where identity, harvesting, and territorial rights originate.
Maps and descriptions of major water systems.


=== Major Rivers ===
=== Main Rivers ===
* Xsan / Skeena River
* Xsan / The Skeena
* K’alii Aksim Lisims / Nass River
* K’alii Aksim Lisims / Nass
* Ksyeen (Kitsumkalum River)
* [[Ksyeen]] / Skeena River
* Khyex River
* Khyex River
* Ecstall River
* Ecstall River
* Zymagotitz River
* Zymagotitz River


=== Ocean Routes ===
=== Channels & Ocean Routes ===
* Grenville Channel
* Grenville Channel
* Chatham Sound
* Chatham Sound
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* Portland Inlet
* Portland Inlet


> These entries connect to harvest cycles, rights, and migration routes.
> River sovereignty and harvesting rights will be added to each page.


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== 4. Mountains, Trails & Migration Routes ==
== 4. MOUNTAINS, TRAILS & LAND MARKERS ==
Key terrain features that appear in adawx and Ayaawx.
Important geographic features found in adawx and Ayaawx.


* Gitsalasu Canyon fortifications
* Gitsalasu Canyon fortifications
* Shames Pass travel routes
* Shames Mountain Pass
* Hazelton migration corridors
* Hazelton migration paths
* Grease trails connecting to Interior Nations
* Grease trails to Interior Nations
* Ridge camps and lookout points
* Ridge camps and lookout points


> These entries connect landscape with oral histories.
> These entries connect landscapes with oral histories and defensive structures.


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== 5. Harvest Areas & Resource Zones ==
== 5. HARVESTING AREAS & RESOURCE ZONES ==
Linked directly to food security and wilp responsibilities.
Traditional food systems tied to territory.


* Oolichan rivers
* Oolichan rivers
* Berry grounds
* Berry grounds
* Seaweed harvesting rocks
* Seaweed beaches
* Shellfish beaches
* Shellfish zones
* Salmon weir sites (historic)
* Salmon weirs (historic)
* Blackfish channels
* Blackfish harvesting sites
* Mountain goat territories
* Mountain goat territories


> Over time, this becomes a seasonal-resource atlas for youth and future generations.
> These maps support food security knowledge for future generations.


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== 6. Downloadable Maps & Overlays (Google Earth / GIS) ==
== 6. MAP OVERLAYS & DOWNLOADS ==
Space for all visual map files.
Downloadable Google Earth (.kmz) and GIS data files.


* 14 Tribes Territorial Overlay (.kmz)
* Territorial Maps (Tribes & Wilp boundaries)
* Gitsalasu Canyon Overlay (.kmz)
* Gitsalasu Canyon overlay
* True Territory vs Treaty Boundary Map (.kmz)
* Treaty vs True Boundaries comparison
* Oolichan River Sites (.kmz)
* Oolichan system overlays
* Wilp Territory Sketch Maps
* Grease Trail routes
* Grease Trail Overlays
* Seasonal camp overlays


> As you upload files, they will be formatted with previews and safe descriptions.
> As files are uploaded, previews and notes will be added here.


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== 7. Place-Name Pronunciation Index (Sm’algyax Atlas) ==
== 7. PLACE-NAMES (SM’ALGYAX ATLAS) ==
Every Sm’algyax place name will eventually include:
Index of Sm’algyax place-names.


Each entry will eventually include:
* pronunciation
* pronunciation
* translation / meaning
* translation / meaning
* map location
* map location
* wilp connections
* associated Houses
* related adawx
* related adawx


> This becomes the living atlas of Tsm̱syen geography.
> Over time, this becomes a full geographic dictionary.


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== 8. Special Multimedia Map Projects ==
== 8. SPECIAL MAP PROJECTS ==
Long-term visual projects planned for Luudisk.
Longer-term visual and educational projects.


* Skeena Canoe Journey POV
* Skeena Canoe Journey (narrated POV)
* Pre-1834 Pre-Relocation Map
* Pre-1834 Pre-Relocation Map
* Wilp & Clan Jurisdiction Map Series
* Wilp & Clan Jurisdiction Maps
* Territory vs Treaty Reality Visualizations
* Territory vs Treaty Reality Maps
* Fortification & Defense Maps
* Fortification & Defense Map Series


> These will be powerful educational tools as they develop.
> These projects will be added as they are developed.


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== 9. Category Tags (For Automatic Indexing) ==
== 9. HOW TO ORGANIZE MAP PAGES ==
''Add these to the bottom of every individual map or location page so the wiki sorts them automatically.''
''Add the following tags at the bottom of any individual map or place-name page:''


<nowiki>
<nowiki>
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</nowiki>
</nowiki>


== How This Section Works ==
> Do not add these tags on this main index page.
This section is divided into key categories:
 
1. **Watersheds & River Systems** 
2. **Mountains, Passes, & Trails** 
3. **Villages (Ancient & Modern)** 
4. **Feasting Houses and Named Poles** 
5. **Harvesting Places** 
6. **Seasonal Camps** 
7. **Burial Sites and Grave Marker Protocols** 
8. **Trade Routes & Migration Paths** 
9. **Sacred & Restricted Areas** 
10. **Contested or Encroached Areas (Industry)** 
11. **Restored or Revived Place Names** 
12. **Wilp-Specific Maps** 
13. **Watershed Governance Maps** 
14. **Google Earth / GE Studio Visual Overlays**
 
Each category will eventually contain:
* maps, 
* coordinates, 
* pronunciation audio, 
* links to adawx, 
* harvesting rights, 
* and wilp relationships.
 
== Purpose of This Section ==
This section supports:
 
* youth education, 
* sovereignty and governance, 
* land protection, 
* reclamation of place names, 
* legal cases (like CN spraying), 
* boundary discussions, 
* feast introductions and speeches, 
* cultural rebuilding.
 
The land remembers us — 
this section helps us remember the land.
 
== INITIAL CATEGORY LIST (14 ITEMS) ==
Below are the **14 starter entries** to begin populating.
 
=== 1. Watersheds & River Systems ===
* [[Ksiyeen (Skeena River)]] 
* [[Gitsalasu Canyon]] 
* [[Kalum River / K’ḵa̱lgu]] 
* [[Khyex River]] 
* [[Lakelse River]] 
* [[Zymotiz River]] 
* [[Kitsumkalum Lake]] 
* [[Ging̱olx – Nass River (boundary relevance)]]
 
=== 2. Mountains & Passes ===
* [[Tahltan Pass]] 
* [[Kitselas Canyon Overlook]] 
* [[Sleeping Beauty Range]] 
* [[Mount Layton]] 
 
=== 3. Villages (Ancient & Modern) ===
* [[Gitlaxdzawk (Kitselas)]] 
* [[Gitx̱sixła / Gitsalasu]] 
* [[Kitsumkalum / Laxgalts’ap]] 
* [[Port Essington (spoke Tsm̱syen)]] 
* [[Metlakatla]]
 
=== 4. Harvesting & Food Sites ===
* [[Oolichan Grounds – Ksiyeen]] 
* [[Berry Grounds of the Kalum Valley]] 
* [[Halibut Banks of Tsim̱syen Coast]] 
* [[Clam Beds – Lower Skeena]] 
* [[Seaweed Camps (s’g̱a’n)]]
 
=== 5. Seasonal Camps ===
* [[Spring Grease Camps]] 
* [[Summer Salmon Camps]] 
* [[Fall Berry Camps]] 
* [[Winter Feasting Villages]]
 
=== 6. Burial Sites & Protocol Areas ===
* [[Headstone Territories]] 
* [[Ancient Grave Poles Locations]] 
 
=== 7. Trade Routes ===
* [[Grease Trails (Between Ksiyeen and Interior)]] 
* [[Coastal Canoe Routes to Gitga’ata and Gitxaala]] 
* [[Interior Exchange Paths]]
 
=== 8. Sacred & Restricted Areas ===
* [[Adaawx-Sites Requiring Permission]] 
* [[Healing Waters / Medicine Places]] 
* [[Former Longhouse Grounds]]
 
=== 9. Contested or Impacted Areas ===
* [[CN Rail Corridor – Herbicide Damage Sites]] 
* [[Pipeline Right-of-Way Areas]] 
* [[Industrial Logging Zones]] 
* [[Rail, Road, Hydro Corridors]]
 
=== 10. Reclaimed & Restored Names ===
* [[Restoring Sm’algya̱x Place Names Project]] 
* [[Youth Pronunciation Map]] 
* [[Google Earth Storytelling Trails]]
 
=== 11. Wilp Territory Maps ===
* [[Wilp K’oom]] 
* [[Wilp Gamlakyeltxw]] 
* [[Wilp Ha’miyaa]] 
* [[Wilp Wii Gyet]] _(placeholder names — adjust as needed)_
 
=== 12. GE Studio Visual Overlays ===
* [[3D Canyon Flyover]] 
* [[Skeena River Canoe POV Map]] 
* [[Old Villages Overlay (B&W Transparency)]] 
* [[Adawx Route Animations]]
 
== Notes ==
INITIATION DRAFT — This section will grow with each House, story, and place name added. Youth will eventually be able to click a name, see the map, hear pronunciation, and read its adawx connection.

Latest revision as of 21:16, 7 December 2025

MAPS INDEX – TSM̱SYEN LANDS & PLACES

INITIATION PAGE — A growing index of Tsm̱syen lands, villages, rivers, territories, place-names, and map overlays. This page helps readers explore where our stories, laws, and Houses come from.

1. TRIBAL TERRITORIES

Maps and territorial summaries for the Tsm̱syen tribes.

Exterior Tribes

  • Gitxaala (Kitkatla)
  • Gitga’ata (Hartley Bay)
  • Kitasoo / Xai’xais (Klemtu)
  • Gitsalasu (Kitselas Canyon People)
  • Kitsumkalum

Nine Allied Tribes of Lax Kw’alaams

  • Giluts’aaw
  • Ginandoiks
  • Ginaxangiik
  • Gispaxlo’ots
  • Gitando
  • Gitlaan
  • Gits’iis
  • Gitwilgyoots
  • Gitwilsaba (historically absorbed; not extinct as a people)

> Each tribe will link to a map, its Houses, and its ancestral territories.

2. VILLAGES & SETTLEMENTS

Historical and contemporary village locations.

Skeena River Region

  • Gitsalasu (East & West Canyon Villages)
  • Gitlaxdzawk (Kitselas)
  • Laxgalts’ap (Kitsumkalum)
  • Gitxon
  • Gitlaxbuun
  • K’yoots

Coastal Region

  • Metlakatla
  • Lach Klan (Kitkatla)
  • Txalgiow (Hartley Bay)
  • Klemtu
  • Pre-1834 Digby & Tugwell sites
  • Dundas & Stephens Island villages

> Each village page will include meaning, pronunciation, maps, House ownership, and known adawx.

3. RIVERS, CHANNELS & WATERWAYS

Maps and descriptions of major water systems.

Main Rivers

  • Xsan / The Skeena
  • K’alii Aksim Lisims / Nass
  • Ksyeen / Skeena River
  • Khyex River
  • Ecstall River
  • Zymagotitz River

Channels & Ocean Routes

  • Grenville Channel
  • Chatham Sound
  • Work Channel
  • Prince Royal Channel
  • Portland Inlet

> River sovereignty and harvesting rights will be added to each page.

4. MOUNTAINS, TRAILS & LAND MARKERS

Important geographic features found in adawx and Ayaawx.

  • Gitsalasu Canyon fortifications
  • Shames Mountain Pass
  • Hazelton migration paths
  • Grease trails to Interior Nations
  • Ridge camps and lookout points

> These entries connect landscapes with oral histories and defensive structures.

5. HARVESTING AREAS & RESOURCE ZONES

Traditional food systems tied to territory.

  • Oolichan rivers
  • Berry grounds
  • Seaweed beaches
  • Shellfish zones
  • Salmon weirs (historic)
  • Blackfish harvesting sites
  • Mountain goat territories

> These maps support food security knowledge for future generations.

6. MAP OVERLAYS & DOWNLOADS

Downloadable Google Earth (.kmz) and GIS data files.

  • Territorial Maps (Tribes & Wilp boundaries)
  • Gitsalasu Canyon overlay
  • Treaty vs True Boundaries comparison
  • Oolichan system overlays
  • Grease Trail routes
  • Seasonal camp overlays

> As files are uploaded, previews and notes will be added here.

7. PLACE-NAMES (SM’ALGYAX ATLAS)

Index of Sm’algyax place-names.

Each entry will eventually include:

  • pronunciation
  • translation / meaning
  • map location
  • associated Houses
  • related adawx

> Over time, this becomes a full geographic dictionary.

8. SPECIAL MAP PROJECTS

Longer-term visual and educational projects.

  • Skeena Canoe Journey (narrated POV)
  • Pre-1834 Pre-Relocation Map
  • Wilp & Clan Jurisdiction Maps
  • Territory vs Treaty Reality Maps
  • Fortification & Defense Map Series

> These projects will be added as they are developed.

9. HOW TO ORGANIZE MAP PAGES

Add the following tags at the bottom of any individual map or place-name page:

[[Category:Maps]] [[Category:Place Names]] [[Category:Territories]]

> Do not add these tags on this main index page.

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