Up the Wa Dzun Kwuh, or Bulkley river as its is now known, swim the several species of salmon to spawn in the clear tributaries of the river to the east.  The waters of the Wa Dzun Kwuh join with the Xsan, or Skeena River, just three miles or almost five kilometers down river from Tse-kya.  THere a Gitksan village, Gitanmaax, is located.  As the Waz Dzun Kwuh pours by Tse-kya its waters are constricted by the canyon there.  The water seethes as if boiling, creating a cauldron in which fish could be caught easily.

Related by language and culture to the people of the interior of the continent, the Wet'suwet'en acted as the cutting edge of the interior cultures meeting with the coast cultures.  As those of the interior who lived furthest to the west and next to the coast peoples, the Wet'suwet'en were the ones who learned what was desirable from the coast people and shared it with those further inland.  In this manner, arrangements such as the clan system spread into the interior as well as the customs of the feast and carving of poles.

The Wet'suwet'en have always been learners.  Working within their traditions, they have possessed the strength to be adaptable, always knowing who they are and how they best fit into the world around them.  With their strength to adapt to the conditions around them, they have maintained and nurtured their own way of life.

Because of its location, the village of Tse-kya is, by nature, a meeting place.  It is the place where coast meets interior, where different people traditionally met to trade goods and ideas, where many would come ever summer to fish and to feast.  Its is the heart of a complex way of life.  And the heart of the village was the rock.