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.[2]

It has been suggested that Gitwangak Battle Hill National Historic Site be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since May 2022.

Kitwanga Gitwangax Gitwangak
Unincorporated community
Totem poles with homes in the background
Kitwanga Location of Kitwanga.
Coordinates: 55°6′0″N 128°4′0″W
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Region	Skeena
Regional district	Kitimat–Stikine
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	430
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
Highways	Hwy 16 (TCH) Hwy 37
Waterways	Skeena River

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[3] and is primarily a small town made up of patriarchal families like the Ranahans Harris, fallers Faulkners Daniels and the Spooners.

National Historic Site of Canada

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

The Gitxsan Nation is made up of:

• Kitwanga (Gitwangak)
• Kispiox (Anspayax)
• Glen Vowell (Sik i dak)
• Old Hazelton (Gitanmaax)
• Gitsegukla, also spelled Kitseguecla or Kitsegukla
• Cedarvale (Meanskaniist or Minskinish,).
• 'Ksan (living museum/historical village)

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), Witset (81), Smithers (112), Telkwa (129), and Prince George (482).

Notable residents

• Judith P. Morgan, painter[4]

See also

• Gitwangak Battle Hill National Historic Site
• Kitwanga Mountain Provincial Park
• Kitwanga railway station
• Kispiox
• Hazelton
• Tsimshian
• Nisga'a

References

• BC Names/GeoBC listing "Kitwanga (community)"^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

• Kitwanga travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Google Map photo of Kitwanga

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