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The Gitxsan live in northwestern British Columbia. Their name means "People of the River Mist". Their territory covers the area around Hazelton and the Babine, Bulkley, Kispiox and ​Skeena Rivers​.

A small, secret organization created in 1899, based on a similar organization in California. They adopted Hudson's Bay company titles for their Officers, such as "Chief Factor" for the head of a local chapter or "Post". They were formed to maintain awareness of BC pioneers and provide mutual economic benefits for their members. The organization ran what is today Fort Langley Historical Site from the 1930s until 1955. The Native Sons viewed different cultural groups, in particular Asian cultures, as threats to white Canadian society.
Term Source: HPC Record (HPC-435/1191)

Otway John James Wilkie was born on October 4, 1861 at Howth County, Dublin, Ireland. He immigrated to Canada on October 24, 1878. He came via steamer to Quebec, then railway to San Francisco and finally by steamer to Victoria on November 24, 1878. Otway was employed on the Sam Robertson farm in Mission for approximately 1 year. He worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway doing survey work. He took part in laying the line from Yale down to Port Moody. Otway was also a member of the Commission of Special Provincial Police from 1892 to 1942 as Superintendent of Provincial Police. He had an orchard of 70 trees, and on his property the flood of 1894 destroyed his farm embankment. He died on October 21, 1945.