Gitwinksihlkw

Gitwinksihlkw
Canyon City
Gitwinksihlkw

Location of Gitwinksihlkw in British Columbia

Coordinates: 55°11′N 129°13′W / 55.183°N 129.217°W
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Government
 • Governing body Nisga'a Lisims Government
Population
 • Total 201
Time zone PST (UTC−8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC−7)
Postal code V0J 3T0
Area code(s) 250

Gitwinksihlkw (pronunciation: /ˈɡɪtwɪnsɪlk/ GIT-win-silk,[1] or /ˈɡɪtwɪŋkʃɪsk/ GIT-wingk-shisk[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 Lax Ksiluux.

Coordinates: 55°11′30″N 129°13′00″W / 55.19167°N 129.21667°W

Education

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


See also

References

  1. ↑ "Name Details: Gitwinksihlkw". BC Geographical Names Search. GeoBC. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Pronunciation Guide to First Nations in British Columbia". Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada. Retrieved 7 January 2014.

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