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Kitwanga

Gitwangax

Gitwangak
Unincorporated community
Totem poles with homes in the background
Totem poles with homes in the background
Kitwanga is located in British Columbia
Kitwanga
Kitwanga
Location in British Columbia
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Region Skeena
Regional district Kitimat–Stikine
Population
 (2016)
 • Total 430
Time zone UTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Highways Hwy 16 (TCH)
Hwy 37
Waterways Skeena River
St. Paul's Anglican Church, Kitwanga
St. Paul's Anglican Church in 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.

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 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)

Notable residents

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