Kitwanga or Gitwangax ("people of the place of rabbits" in the Gitxsan language) is located where the Kitwanga River

Kitwanga River

The Kitwanga River is a tributary of the Skeena River near Hazelton in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, joining that stream at the community of Kitwanga , which means "people of the place of rabbits"....

 runs into the Skeena River

Skeena River

The Skeena River is the second longest river entirely within British Columbia, Canada . The Skeena is an important transportation artery, particularly for the Tsimshian and the Gitxsan - whose names mean "inside the Skeena River" and "people of the Skeena River" respectively, and also during the...

 in British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

. A long-standing village before Contact, the village is within Gitwangak Indian Reserve No. 1.

There is recreational salmon

Salmon

Salmon is the common name for several species of fish in the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the same family are called trout; the difference is often said to be that salmon migrate and trout are resident, but this distinction does not strictly hold true...

 fishing (chinook, coho, pink, sockeye and steelhead).The community is governed by a local band office, Chief Gary Williams, and 10 councillors.

National Historic Site of Canada

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

The Gitxsan Nation

Gitxsan Nation

Gitxsan Nation is one of Canada's First Nations and is a name used when referring to the Office of the Hereditary Chiefs of the Gitxsan, which is the formal governing body of the Gitxsan people. Their territories are located in the Skeena Watershed of British Columbia, Canada, covering 30,000...

 is made up of:

• Kitwanga (Gitwangax)
• Kispiox
  Kispiox, British Columbia
  Kispiox is a Gitxsan village of approximately 550 in the Kispiox Valley, at the confluence of the Kispiox and Skeena Rivers in British Columbia...
  
   (Anspayax)
• Glen Vowell
  Glen Vowell, British Columbia
  Glen Vowell is a First Nation reserve community of the Gitxsan people in the Hazelton area of the Skeena Country of northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the west side of the Skeena River between Hazelton and Kispiox. Its traditional name is Sik i dak, which has also been...
  
   (Sik i dak)
• Old Hazelton (Gitanmaax)
• Kitseguecla
  Kitseguecla, British Columbia
  Gitsegukla is a Gitxsan community of about 500 at the confluence of the Gitsegukla and Skeena Rivers, approximately 40 km southwest of Hazelton, British Columbia.-History:...
  
   or Kitsegukla (Gitsegukla)
• Cedarvale
  Cedarvale, British Columbia
  Cedarvale, also known as Minskinish, is an unincorporated community in the Skeena River valley of northwestern British Columbia, Canada. Located originally on the west side of the Skeena as a railway station of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and nearby post office, in 1910, Cedarvale is now on...
  
   (Meanskaniist or Minskinish,).
• 'Ksan
  'Ksan
  Ksan is a historical village and living museum of the Gitxsan people in the Skeena Country of northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located near Hazelton at the confluence of the Skeena and Bulkley Rivers.- See also :...
  
   (living museum/historical village)

Directions

North of Kitwanga stands Meziadin Junction (156), Stewart

Stewart, British Columbia

Stewart is a small town, incorporated as a district municipality at the head of the Portland Canal in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. In 2006, its population was about 496.-History:...

 (221), and Dease Lake (488). West of Kitwanga is Terrace

Terrace, British Columbia

Terrace is a city on the Skeena River in British Columbia, Canada. The Kitselas people, a tribe of the Tsimshian Nation, have lived in the Terrace area for thousands of years. The community population fell between 2001 and 2006 from 12,109 with a regional population of 19,980 to 11,320 and...

 (91), Kitimat (149), and Prince Rupert

Prince Rupert, British Columbia

Prince Rupert is a port city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is the land, air, and water transportation hub of British Columbia's North Coast, and home to some 12,815 people .-History:...

 (235). And East of Kitwanga is New Hazelton (48), Moricetown

Moricetown

Moricetown is a Wet'suwet'en village in Central British Columbia, Canada. The current village was built during early 1900s. Evidence of inhabitants date back to around 4,000 years ago. The original name of the village was 'Kyah Wiget...

 (81), Smithers

Smithers, British Columbia

Smithers is a town located in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, approximately halfway between Prince George and Prince Rupert. Smithers is located in the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako....

 (112), Telkwa (129), and Prince George

Prince George, British Columbia

Prince George, with a population of 71,030 , is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, and is known as "BC's Northern Capital"...

 (482).

See also

• Kitwanga Fort National Historic Site
  Kitwanga Fort National Historic Site
  Gitwangak National Historic Site, formerly known as Kitwanga Fort National Historic Site is a National Historic Site of Canada located at Kitwanga, British Columbia in the Skeena Country of northwestern British Columbia, Canada. Gitwangak was an 18th century earthwork fortress, also known as...
  
  
• Kitwanga Mountain Provincial Park
  Kitwanga Mountain Provincial Park
  Kitwanga Mountain Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada located on the north side of the Skeena River just west of the Gitxsan community of Kitwanga ....
  
  
• Kitwanga railway station
  Kitwanga railway station
  The Kitwanga railway station is on the Canadian National Railway mainline in Kitwanga, British Columbia. The station is served by Via Rail's Jasper – Prince Rupert train as a flag stop.- External links :*...
  
  
• Kispiox
  Kispiox, British Columbia
  Kispiox is a Gitxsan village of approximately 550 in the Kispiox Valley, at the confluence of the Kispiox and Skeena Rivers in British Columbia...
  
  
• Hazelton
  Hazelton, British Columbia
  Hazelton is a small town located at the junction of the Bulkley and Skeena Rivers in northern British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in 1866 and has a population of 293...
  
  
• Tsimshian
  Tsimshian
  The Tsimshian are an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Tsimshian translates to Inside the Skeena River. Their communities are in British Columbia and Alaska, around Terrace and Prince Rupert and the southernmost corner of Alaska on Annette Island. There are approximately 10,000...
  
  
• Nisga'a
  Nisga'a
  The Nisga’a , often formerly spelled Nishga and spelled in the Nisga’a language as Nisga’a, are an Indigenous nation or First Nation in Canada. They live in the Nass River valley of northwestern British Columbia. Their name comes from a combination of two Nisga’a words: Nisk’-"top lip" and...