Frog House
(Wilp Lax See'l)
The House of the Distant Past

The Frog House focuses on the lifestyle of the Gitxsan people before contact with the outside world. The Longhouse of the Distant Past was a bustle of activity, during the winter with up to sixty inhabitants within its walls. Families made their spring and summer homes outside, close to their work areas. The longhouses and totem poles are carved and decorated with crests and images. Those who paddled the river could learn, from the edifices and poles, the clan's identity and history.

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