Gitwinksihlkw ( , )
formerly Canyon City, is a
Nisga'a
The Nisga’a (; ), formerly spelled Nishga or Niska, are an Indigenous people in British Columbia, Canada. They reside in the Nass River valley of northwestern British Columbia. The origin of the term ''Niska'' is uncertain. The spelling ' ...
Village in the
Nass River
The Nass River is a river in northern British Columbia, Canada. It flows from the Coast Mountains southwest to Nass Bay, a sidewater of Portland Inlet, which connects to the North Pacific Ocean via the Dixon Entrance. Nass Bay joins Portland I ...
valley of northwestern
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
, Canada, near that river's confluence with the
Tseax River
The Ksi Sii Aks (; formerly gazetted as the Tseax River ) is a tributary of the Nass River in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is most notable as the namesake of Tseax Cone, a volcano within its basin that was responsible for an eruption i ...
. An older spelling is Kitwilluchsilt. It is one of four
Nisga'a villages
The Nisga’a (; ), formerly spelled Nishga or Niska, are an Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, Indigenous people in British Columbia, Canada. They reside in the Nass River valley of northwestern British Columbia. The origin ...
. Road access is via the
Nisga'a Highway
Nisga'a Highway, officially designated British Columbia Highway 113, is a highway in the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine in British Columbia. It starts in Terrace, British Columbia, Terrace at British Columbia Highway 16, Highway 16. The ro ...
.
Gitwinksihlkw means "people of the lizard's habitat", a reference to the presence of (
salamander
Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by their lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults. All t ...
s) in the area prior to the eruption of Tseax Cone in the 18th century which buried the neighbouring villages of Wii Lax K'abit, British Columbia, Wii Lax K'abit and Lax Ksiluux, British Columbia, Lax̱ Ksiluux.
Education
The community is served by School District 92 Nisga'a and hosts Gitwinksihlkw Elementary School. The secondary school is in Gitlakdamix, British Columbia, Gitlax̱t'aamiks.
See also
*Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park
References
External links
Nisga'a Lisims - village websiteSchool websiteNisga'a Nation Knowledge Network
Designated places in British Columbia
Nisga'a villages
Nass Country
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