Gitwinksihlkw

Gitwinksihlkw (/ˈɡɪtwɪnsɪlk/ GIT-win-silk,^[1] /-wɪŋkʃɪsk/ -⁠wink-shisk)^[2] formerly Canyon City, is a Nisga'a Village in the Nass River valley of northwestern British Columbia, Canada, near that river's confluence with the Tseax River. An older spelling is Kitwilluchsilt. It is one of four Nisga'a villages. Road access is via the Nisga'a Highway.

Gitwinksihlkw Canyon City
Gitwinksihlkw Elementary School
Gitwinksihlkw Location of Gitwinksihlkw in British Columbia
Coordinates: 55°11′30″N 129°13′00″W
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Indigenous territories	Nisg̱a'a
Government
• Governing body	Nisga'a Lisims Government
Population
• Total	201
Time zone	UTC−8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
Postal code	V0J 3T0
Area code	250

Gitwinksihlkw means "people of the lizard's habitat", a reference to the presence of ksilkw (salamanders) in the area prior to the eruption of Tseax Cone in the 18th century which buried the neighbouring villages of Wii Lax K'abit and Lax̱ Ksiluux.

Education

The community is served by School District 92 Nisga'a and hosts Gitwinksihlkw Elementary School. The secondary school is in Gitlax̱t'aamiks.

See also

• Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park