Gitwinksihlkw Explained

Official Name:Gitwinksihlkw
Other Name:Canyon City
Pushpin Map:Canada British Columbia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Gitwinksihlkw in British Columbia
Coordinates:55.1917°N -129.2167°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Indigenous territories
Subdivision Name2:Nisg̱a'a
Established Title:Established
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Nisga'a Lisims Government
Population Total:201
Timezone:PST
Utc Offset:−8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:−7
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:V0J 3T0
Area Code:250

Gitwinksihlkw ([1])[2] formerly Canyon City, is a Nisga'a Village in the Nass River valley of northwestern British Columbia, Canada, near that river's confluence with the Tseax River. An older spelling is Kitwilluchsilt. It is one of four Nisga'a villages. Road access is via the Nisga'a Highway.

Gitwinksihlkw means "people of the lizard's habitat", a reference to the presence of ksilkw (salamanders) in the area prior to the eruption of Tseax Cone in the 18th century which buried the neighbouring villages of Wii Lax K'abit and Lax̱ Ksiluux.

Education

The community is served by School District 92 Nisga'a and hosts Gitwinksihlkw Elementary School. The secondary school is in Gitlax̱t'aamiks.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Name Details: Gitwinksihlkw. BC Geographical Names Search. GeoBC. 6 January 2014.
  2. Web site: Pronunciation Guide to First Nations in British Columbia. Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada. 7 January 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140123044647/http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100022848/1100100022849. 23 January 2014.