Hagwilget or Hagwilgyet is a
First Nations reserve community of the
Gitxsan people located on the lower
Bulkley River just east of
Hazelton in northwestern
British Columbia
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, Canada. The community's name means "well-dressed" as in "ostentatious," though another meaning is "the quiet people". It has also been spelled Awillgate and Ackwilgate and it has also been named Rocher Déboulé - "falling rock" - a reference to a landslide in this area from Rocher Déboulé Mountain, which blocked
salmon runs on the Bulkley River at this location.
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Hagwilget Canyon
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Hagwilget Canyon Bridge
References
BC Names listing "Hagwilget" (community)
Bulkley Valley
Skeena Country
Wet'suwet'en
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