Gitwinksihlkw (/ˈɡɪtwɪnsɪlk/ GIT-win-silk,[1] /-wɪŋkʃɪsk/ -wink-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
Canyon City | |
|---|---|
 Gitwinksihlkw Elementary School | |
  Gitwinksihlkw Location of Gitwinksihlkw in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 55°11′30″N 129°13′00″W / 55.19167°N 129.21667°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  British Columbia |
| Indigenous territories | Nisg̱a'a |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Nisga'a Lisims Government |
| Population | |
• Total | 201 |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| Postal code | V0J 3T0 |
| Area code | 250 |
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
editThe community is served by School District 92 Nisga'a and hosts Gitwinksihlkw Elementary School. The secondary school is in Gitlax̱t'aamiks.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Name Details: Gitwinksihlkw". BC Geographical Names Search. GeoBC. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ "Pronunciation Guide to First Nations in British Columbia". Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada. Archived from the original on January 23, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
External links
edit- Nisga'a Lisims - village website
- School website
- Nisga'a Nation Knowledge Network Archived May 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- BCGNIs entry "Gitwinksihlkw" Archived 2006-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
- BCGNIS entry "Canyon City" Archived 2007-08-15 at archive.today
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