Gitanyow Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. On Kitwanga River, S of Kitwancool Lake, Cassiar Land District

Mapped Location

Gitanyow: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Gitanyow

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Gitanyow

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Gitanyow Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Gitanyow

References to Gitanyow that document the origin of its place name

Kitwancool (locality) adopted by BC 8 November 1991 on 103P/8, and submitted to DINA for dual approval. Name changed to Gitanyow (locality) 24 May 1994 on 103 P/8, and submitted to DINA for dual approval.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

By public ceremony in 1991, the Kitwancool Band changed their name to Gitanyow Band; at the time band administration advised that although the Indian reserve name would change, the locality would likely remain known as "Kitwancool". However by special resolution in 1994, the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs renamed their organization, to be known henceforth as Sim-Gi-Get'm Gitanyow, and requested that maps and toponymic records now identify the locality on Kitwancool IR 1 as "Gitanyow" (2 May 1994 letter, file N.1.53).

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01