Gitanyow, British Columbia
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Gitanyow is a First Nations
reserve community
of the Gitxsan
people, located on the Kitwanga River
8 km south of Kitwancool Lake, at the confluence of Kitwancool Creek.
Gitanyow was formerly named Kitwancool. The band government changed its name from the Kitwancool Indian Band to the Gitanyow Indian Band in 1991. In 1994 the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs, the governing body of the band, renamed themselves Sim-Gi-Get'm Gitanyow and asked that localities on the Kitwancool Indian reserve henceforth be identified as Gitanyow.
The village is a National Historic Site of Canada.
First Nations
First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...
reserve community
Indian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." The Act also specifies that land reserved for the use and benefit of a band which is not...
of the Gitxsan
Gitxsan
Gitxsan are an indigenous people whose home territory comprises most of the area known as the Skeena Country in English...
people, located on the Kitwanga River
Kitwanga River
The Kitwanga River is a tributary of the Skeena River near Hazelton in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, joining that stream at the community of Kitwanga , which means "people of the place of rabbits"....
8 km south of Kitwancool Lake, at the confluence of Kitwancool Creek.
Gitanyow was formerly named Kitwancool. The band government changed its name from the Kitwancool Indian Band to the Gitanyow Indian Band in 1991. In 1994 the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs, the governing body of the band, renamed themselves Sim-Gi-Get'm Gitanyow and asked that localities on the Kitwancool Indian reserve henceforth be identified as Gitanyow.
The village is a National Historic Site of Canada.
See also
- List of national historic sites of Canada
- 'Ksan'KsanKsan is a historical village and living museum of the Gitxsan people in the Skeena Country of northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located near Hazelton at the confluence of the Skeena and Bulkley Rivers.- See also :...
- Kitwanga Fort National Historic SiteKitwanga Fort National Historic SiteGitwangak National Historic Site, formerly known as Kitwanga Fort National Historic Site is a National Historic Site of Canada located at Kitwanga, British Columbia in the Skeena Country of northwestern British Columbia, Canada. Gitwangak was an 18th century earthwork fortress, also known as...