Kootenay, Kootenai, and Kutenai may refer to:

Ethnic groups

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Kutenai The Kutenai ( ), also known as the Ktunaxa ( ; ), Ksanka ( ), Kootenay (in Canada) and Kootenai (in the United States), are an indigenous people of Canada and the United States. Kutenai bands live in southeastern British Columbia, northern ...

, also known as the Ktunaxa, Kootenai, or Kootenay, an indigenous people of the United States and Canada **

Kutenai language The Kutenai ( ), also known as the Ktunaxa ( ; ), Ksanka ( ), Kootenay (in Canada) and Kootenai (in the United States), are an indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous people of Canada and the United States. Kutenai bands live in sout ...

, the traditional language of the Kutenai **

Ktunaxa Nation The Ktunaxa Nation or Ktunaxa Nation Council is a First Nations in Canada, First Nations tribal council government comprising four Ktunaxa (Kutenai) bands in the south-east of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is one of three Kutenai gov ...

, a First Nations government in British Columbia, Canada **

Kootenai Tribe of Idaho The Kootenai Tribe of Idaho (Kutenai language: ʔaq̓anqmi) is a federally recognized tribe of Lower Kootenai people, sometimes called the Idaho Ksanka. The Ktunaxa ( ; Kutenai pron. ), also known as Kutenai (), Kootenay (predominant spelling in ...

, 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 Kootenai is a city in Bonner County, Idaho. The population was 678 at the 2010 census. Geography Kootenai is located at (48.310650, −116.515816). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. ...

, United States *

Kootenay, British Columbia Fisherville is a ghost town on the northwest shore of the Wild Horse River in the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The locality, off the Fort Steele-Wildhorse Road, is by road about northeast of Fort Steele. Name origin In l ...

, Canada *

Kootenay Bay Kootenay Bay is an unincorporated community on the east shore of Kootenay Lake in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The ferry terminal and former steamboat landing, on BC Highway 3A, is by road about north of Creston and ...

, an unincorporated community in British Columbia, Canada *

Kootenai County, Idaho Kootenai County ( ) is located in the U.S. state of Idaho. In 2020, the United States Census Bureau estimated the county's population at 171,362, making it the third-most populous county in Idaho and by far the largest in North Idaho, the count ...

, United States *

Diocese of Kootenay The Diocese of Kootenay is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and the Yukon The Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon is one of four ecclesiastical provinces in the Anglican Church of Canada. It was foun ...

, 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 (electoral district) Kootenay was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1917. This riding was created in 1903 from the eastern part of Yale—Cariboo riding, namely areas part of ...

, a former electoral district in British Columbia, Canada

Geographical features

Kootenai National Forest The Kootenai National Forest is a national forest located in the far northwestern section of Montana and the northeasternmost lands in the Idaho panhandle in the United States, along the Canada–US border. Of the administered by the forest, le ...

, a national forest in Montana and Idaho, United States *The

Kootenays The Kootenays or Kootenay ( ) is a region of southeastern British Columbia. It takes its name from the Kootenay River, which in turn was named for the Kutenai First Nations people. Boundaries The Kootenays are more or less defined by the Kootenay ...

, a region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada *

Kootenay Canal The Kootenay Canal is a hydroelectric power station, located 19 km downstream of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. Where the Kootenay River flows out of the reservoir formed by the Corra Linn Dam on Kootenay Lake., a canal diverts water to B ...

, a hydroelectric power station in British Columbia, Canada *

Kootenay Group The Kootenay Group, originally called the Kootenay Formation, is a geologic unit of latest Jurassic to earliest Cretaceous age in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin that is present in the southern and central Canadian Rockies and foothills. I ...

, a geologic formation in British Columbia, Canada *

Kootenay Lake Kootenay Lake is a lake located in British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the Kootenay River. The lake has been raised by the Corra Linn Dam and has a dike system at the southern end, which, along with industry in the 1950s–70s, has changed th ...

, on the Kootenay River in British Columbia, Canada *

Kootenay National Park Kootenay National Park is a national park of Canada located in southeastern British Columbia. The park consists of of the Canadian Rockies, including parts of the Kootenay and Park mountain ranges, the Kootenay River and the entirety of the Ve ...

, a national park in British Columbia at the source of the Kootenay River *

Kootenay Pass Kootenay Pass, known locally as "the Salmo–Creston" is a mountain pass in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. The pass summit divides the drainage basin of the Pend d'Oreille River on the west (via tributaries Stagleap Creek ...

, a mountain pass in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada *

Kootenay Ranges The Kootenay Ranges, also known as the Western Ranges, are one of the three main subdivisions of the Continental Ranges which comprise the southern half of the Canadian Rockies, the other two subdivisions being the Front Ranges and the Park Rang ...

, part of the Canadian Rockies *

Kootenay River The Kootenay or Kootenai river is a major river in the Northwest Plateau, in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, and northern Montana and Idaho in the United States. It is one of the uppermost major tributaries of the Columbia River, the l ...

, or Kutenai River in the United States, a river that runs through British Columbia, Idaho, and Montana

Transportation

Kootenay Direct Airlines Kootenay Direct Airlines Ltd. was an airline based in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. It operated charter services to destinations in British Columbia, Canada and the United States. Its main base was in Nelson, British Columbia. See also * Li ...

, a former airline based in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada *

Kootenay Highway Highway 93 is a north–south route through the southeastern part of British Columbia, in the Regional District of East Kootenay and takes its number from U.S. Highway 93 that it connects with at the Canada–United States border. It follow ...

, part of British Columbia Highway 93 *

Kootenay Loop Kootenay Loop is a bus loop in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is the easternmost major transit exchange in the city of Vancouver, with routes serving Vancouver, Burnaby, North Vancouver and the Tri-Cities. Structure and location Koote ...

, 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 John George Brown (10 October 1839 – 18 July 1916), better known as "Kootenai" Brown, was an Irish-born Canadian polymath, soldier, trader and conservation advocate. Early life John George Brown was born and educated in Ennistymon, County Clar ...

(1839–1916), Irish-born Canadian polymath, soldier, trader and conservation advocate *

Kootanae House Kootanae House, also spelled Kootenae House, was a North West Company fur trading post built by Jaco Finlay under the direction of David Thompson near present-day Invermere, British Columbia in 1807. It was abandoned in 1812. In 1808 Thompson reck ...

, a historical North West Company fur trade post near present-day Invermere, British Columbia *The

Kootenay Ice The Kootenay Ice (officially stylized as ICE) were a major junior ice hockey team based in Cranbrook, British Columbia, and competed in the Western Hockey League (WHL). The team played its home games at Western Financial Place. The franchise wa ...

, a junior ice hockey team based in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada