Kitamaat Village, formerly Kitimat Mission, is the principal community of the
Haisla people
Haisla people () are a First Nation who reside in Kitamaat. The Haisla consist of two bands: the Kitamaat people, residing in upper Douglas Channel and Devastation Channel, and the Kitlope People, inhabiting upper Princess Royal Channel and Ga ...
and their government, the
Haisla Nation
The Haisla Nation is the Indian Act-mandated band government which represents the Haisla people in the North Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, centred on the reserve community of Kitamaat Village. The traditional terri ...
. Located on the ''Kitamaat 2''
First Nations Reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve () or First Nations reserve () is defined by the ''Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." R ...
(formerly Kitimat 2) on the east side of
Kitimat Arm just south of the town of
Kitimat
Kitimat is a district municipality in the North Coast region of British Columbia, Canada. It is a member municipality of the Regional District of Kitimat–Stikine regional government. The Kitimat Valley is part of the most populous urban dist ...
, British Columbia. The location is also that of the ''Haisla'' Post Office. The "Kitamaat" part of the name comes from the
Tsimshian
The Tsimshian (; ) are an Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. Their communities are mostly in coastal British Columbia in Terrace, British Columbia, Terrace and ...
people, who originate from the
Prince Rupert
Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, (17 December 1619 ( O.S.) 7 December 1619 (N.S.)– 29 November 1682 (O.S.) December 1682 (N.S) was an English-German army officer, admiral, scientist, and colonial governor. He first rose to ...
and
Metlakatla areas. "Kitamaat" means "people of the snow" in
Tsimshian
The Tsimshian (; ) are an Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. Their communities are mostly in coastal British Columbia in Terrace, British Columbia, Terrace and ...
, but the Haisla name for Kitamaat Village is "Tsee-Motsa", meaning "Snag Beach".
Notable People
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Darren "Young D" Metz, member of Snotty Nose Rez Kids
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Quinton "Yung Trybez" Nyce, member of Snotty Nose Rez Kids
See also
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List of communities in British Columbia
Communities in the province of British Columbia, Canada, can include incorporation (municipal government), incorporated municipality, municipalities, Indian reserves, unincorporated area, unincorporated communities or Locality (settlement), localit ...
References
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Haisla
Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia
North Coast of British Columbia