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Coordinates: 55°06′N 128°04′W / 55.100°N 128.067°W / 55.100; -128.067
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'''Kitwanga''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɪ|t|w|ə|ŋ|ɡ|ə}} or '''Gitwangak''' or '''Gitwangax''' ("people of the place of rabbits" in the [[Gitxsan language]]) is located where the [[Kitwanga River]] runs into the [[Skeena River]] in [[British Columbia]]. A long-standing village before contact, the village is within '''Gitwangak Indian Reserve No. 1'''.<ref>[http://archive.ilmb.gov.bc.ca/bcgn-bin/bcg10?name=39438 BCGNIS entry "Gitwangak Indian Reserve 1"]</ref>
'''Kitwanga''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɪ|t|w|ə|ŋ|ɡ|ə}} or '''Gitwangak''' or '''Gitwangax''' ("people of the place of rabbits" in the [[Gitxsan language]]) is located where the [[Kitwanga River]] runs into the [[Skeena River]] in [[British Columbia]]. A long-standing village before contact, the village is within '''Gitwangak Indian Reserve No. 1'''.<ref>[http://archive.ilmb.gov.bc.ca/bcgn-bin/bcg10?name=39438 BCGNIS entry "Gitwangak Indian Reserve 1"]</ref>


There is recreational [[salmon]] fishing (chinook, coho, pink, sockeye and steelhead).The community is governed by a local band office. As of the current census the population of Kitwanga is approximately 480<ref>{{Cite web|title = Community Futures 16/37 {{!}} Community Profiles {{!}} Kitwanga & Area|url = http://www.1637cfdc.bc.ca/community_profiles/kitwanga_and_area/|website = www.1637cfdc.bc.ca|accessdate = 2015-12-24}}</ref> and is primarily a small town made up of patriarchal families like the Ranahans and the Spooners.
There is recreational [[salmon]] fishing (chinook, coho, pink, sockeye and steelhead).The community is governed by a local band office. As of the current census the population of Kitwanga is approximately 480<ref>{{Cite web|title = Community Futures 16/37 {{!}} Community Profiles {{!}} Kitwanga & Area|url = http://www.1637cfdc.bc.ca/community_profiles/kitwanga_and_area/|website = www.1637cfdc.bc.ca|accessdate = 2015-12-24}}</ref> and is primarily a small town made up of patriarchal families like the Ranahans fallers Falkners Daniels and the Spooners.


==National Historic Site of Canada==
==National Historic Site of Canada==

Revision as of 05:16, 12 October 2016

St. Paul's Anglican Church, Kitwanga

Kitwanga /ˈkɪtwəŋɡə/ or Gitwangak or Gitwangax ("people of the place of rabbits" in the Gitxsan language) is located where the Kitwanga River runs into the Skeena River in British Columbia. A long-standing village before contact, the village is within Gitwangak Indian Reserve No. 1.[1]

There is recreational salmon fishing (chinook, coho, pink, sockeye and steelhead).The community is governed by a local band office. As of the current census the population of Kitwanga is approximately 480[2] and is primarily a small town made up of patriarchal families like the Ranahans fallers Falkners Daniels and the Spooners.

National Historic Site of Canada

Wolf totem pole in Gitwangax

The totem poles of Gitwangak village are a National Historic Site of Canada, as is also Kitwanga Fort.

The Gitxsan Nation is made up of:

55°06′N 128°04′W / 55.100°N 128.067°W / 55.100; -128.067

Directions

North of Kitwanga stands Meziadin Junction (156), Stewart (221), and Dease Lake (488). West of Kitwanga is Terrace (91), Kitimat (149), and Prince Rupert (235). And East of Kitwanga is New Hazelton (48), Moricetown (81), Smithers (112), Telkwa (129), and Prince George (482).

See also

References

  1. ^ BCGNIS entry "Gitwangak Indian Reserve 1"
  2. ^ "Community Futures 16/37 | Community Profiles | Kitwanga & Area". www.1637cfdc.bc.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-24.