Kitlope is a
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 ...
word meaning "people of the rocks" or "people from the opening in the mountains", a reference to a subgroup of the
Haisla Haisla may refer to:
* Haisla people, an indigenous people living in Kitamaat, British Columbia, Canada.
* Haisla language, their northern Wakashan language.
* Haisla Nation
The Haisla Nation is the Indian Act-mandated band government which repr ...
peoples. History shows that this village at one time was
Kitselas
Kitselas () are one of the 14 tribes of the Tsimshian nation of British Columbia, in northwestern Canada. The original name ''Gits'ilaasü'' means "people of the canyon." The tribe is situated at Kitselas, British Columbia, at the upper end of ...
Territory until the Haisla arrived. The Gitlope people forced into Haisla Territory adopted the ways of the Haisla Peoples. The term may refer to:
*the Kitlope group 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 ...
, who call themselves
Henaksiala, and are now part of 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 ...
at
Kitimaat Village, British Columbia
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Kitlope Anchorage a harbour or anchorage on the North Coast of British Columbia
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Kitlope 16, an Indian Reserve on the North Coast of British Columbia
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Kitlope Lake, a lake in the North Coast region of British Columbia
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Kitlope Range
The Kitlope Range is a small subrange of the Kitimat Ranges, located southeast of Kitlope Lake in British Columbia, Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territori ...
, a subrange of the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains
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Kitlope River
The Kitlope River is a river in the Kitimat Ranges in the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada, flowing north for ,Length measured using Google Maps path tool, BCGNIS coordinates, topographic maps, anTopoQuest into the head of the Gardner Canal ...
, a river on the North Coast of British Columbia
*the term "the Kitlope" may also refer to the basin of the Kitlope River and its tributaries
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Kitlope Heritage Conservancy
The Kitlope Heritage Conservancy or Huchsduwachsdu Nuyem Jees ("source of milky blue waters") in the Haisla language, is a conservancy located on the Pacific coast of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It preserves the largest continuou ...
, a protected area covering the Kitlope, managed by BC Parks
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