Kootenay Explained

Kootenay, Kootenai, and Kutenai may refer to:

Ethnic groups

• The Kutenai, also known as the Ktunaxa, Kootenai, or Kootenay, an indigenous people of the United States and Canada
  • Kutenai language, the traditional language of the Kutenai
  • Ktunaxa Nation, a First Nations government in British Columbia, Canada
  • Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, a federally recognized tribe in Idaho, United States,
  • Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, a federally recognized tribe in Montana, United States

Places

Communities

• Kootenai, Idaho, United States
• Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada
• Kootenay Bay, an unincorporated community in British Columbia, Canada
• Kootenai County, Idaho, United States
• Diocese of Kootenay, a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and the Yukon of the Anglican Church of Canada
• List of electoral districts in the Kootenays, electoral districts in the Kootenays region of British Columbia
  • Kootenay (federal electoral district), a former electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
• Regional District of East Kootenay, British Columbia

Geographical features

• Kootenai National Forest, a national forest in Montana and Idaho, United States
• The Kootenays, a region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada
• Kootenay Canal, a hydroelectric power station in British Columbia, Canada
• Kootenay Group, a geologic formation in British Columbia, Canada
• Kootenay Lake, on the Kootenay River in British Columbia, Canada
• Kootenay National Park, a national park in British Columbia at the source of the Kootenay River
• Kootenay Pass, a mountain pass in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada
• Kootenay Ranges, part of the Canadian Rockies
• Kootenay River, or Kutenai River in the United States, a river that runs through British Columbia, Idaho, and Montana

Transportation

• Kootenay Direct Airlines, a former airline based in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
• Kootenay Highway, part of British Columbia Highway 93
• Kootenay Loop, a public transit exchange in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• HMCS Kootenay, Royal Canadian Navy ships of the name
• SS Kootenay, a steamboat that served the Arrow Lakes in British Columbia, Canada

Other uses

• Kootenay Brown (1839–1916), Irish-born Canadian polymath, soldier, trader and conservation advocate
• Kootanae House, a historical North West Company fur trade post near present-day Invermere, British Columbia
• The Kootenay Ice, a junior ice hockey team based in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada