Kootenay, Kootenai, and Kutenai may refer to:

Ethnic groups

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Kutenai The Kutenai ( ), also known as the Ktunaxa ( ; ), Ksanka ( ), Kootenay (in Canada) and Kootenai (in the United States), are an indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous people of Canada and the United States. Kutenai bands live in so ...

, also known as the Ktunaxa, Kootenai, or Kootenay, an indigenous people of the United States and Canada **

Kutenai language The Kutenai language ( ), also Kootenai, Kootenay, Ktunaxa, and Ksanka, is the native language of the Kutenai people of Montana and Idaho in the United States and British Columbia in Canada. It is typically considered a language isolate, unrel ...

, the traditional language of the Kutenai **

Ktunaxa Nation The Ktunaxa Nation or Ktunaxa Nation Council is a First Nations tribal council government comprising four Ktunaxa (Kutenai) bands in the south-east of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is one of three Kutenai governments, the others be ...

, a First Nations government in British Columbia, Canada ** Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, a federally recognized tribe in Idaho, United States, ** Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, a federally recognized tribe in Montana, United States

Places

Communities

* Kootenai, Idaho, United States * Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada * Kootenay Bay, an unincorporated community in British Columbia, Canada *

Kootenai County, Idaho Kootenai County ( ) is located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, its population was 171,362, making it the third-most populous county in Idaho and the largest in North Idaho, the county accounting for 45.4% of the region's ...

, United States * Diocese of Kootenay, a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and the Yukon of the Anglican Church of Canada * List of electoral districts in the Kootenays, electoral districts in the Kootenays region of British Columbia ** Kootenay (federal electoral district), a former electoral district in British Columbia, Canada *

Regional District of East Kootenay The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada. In the 2016 census, the population was 60,439. Its area is . The regional district offices are in Cranbrook, the large ...

, British Columbia

Geographical features

* Kootenai National Forest, a national forest in Montana and Idaho, United States *The

Kootenays The Kootenays or Kootenay ( ) is a region of southeastern British Columbia. It takes its name from the Kootenay River, which in turn was named for the Kutenai First Nations people. Boundaries The Kootenays are more or less defined by the Koote ...

, a region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada *

Kootenay Canal The Kootenay Canal is a hydroelectric power station, located 19 km downstream of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. Where the Kootenay River flows out of the reservoir formed by the Corra Linn Dam on Kootenay Lake., a canal diverts water to B ...

, a hydroelectric power station in British Columbia, Canada * Kootenay Group, a geologic formation in British Columbia, Canada *

Kootenay Lake Kootenay Lake is a lake located in British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the Kootenay River. The lake has been raised by the Corra Linn Dam and has a dike system at the southern end, which, along with industry in the 1950s–70s, has changed ...

, on the Kootenay River in British Columbia, Canada * Kootenay National Park, a national park in British Columbia at the source of the Kootenay River * Kootenay Pass, a mountain pass in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada * Kootenay Ranges, part of the Canadian Rockies *

Kootenay River The Kootenay River or Kootenai River is a major river of the Northwest Plateau in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, and northern Montana and Idaho in the United States. It is one of the uppermost major tributaries of the Columbia River, ...

, or Kutenai River in the United States, a river that runs through British Columbia, Idaho, and Montana

Transportation

* Kootenay Direct Airlines, a former airline based in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada * Kootenay Highway, part of British Columbia Highway 93 * Kootenay Loop, a public transit exchange in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada * HMCS ''Kootenay'', Royal Canadian Navy ships of the name * SS ''Kootenay'', a steamboat that served the Arrow Lakes in British Columbia, Canada

Other uses

Kootenay Brown John George Brown (10 October 1839 – 18 July 1916), better known as "Kootenai" Brown, was an Irish-born Canadian soldier, prospector, trader, guide, forest ranger, and conservation advocate. Early life John George Brown was born and educated ...

(1839–1916), Irish-born Canadian polymath, soldier, trader and conservation advocate *

Kootanae House Kootanae House, also spelled Kootenae House, was a North West Company fur trading post built by Jaco Finlay under the direction of David Thompson near present-day Invermere, British Columbia in 1807. The trading post was established near the ju ...

, a historical North West Company fur trade post near present-day Invermere, British Columbia *The

Kootenay Ice The Kootenay Ice (officially stylized as ICE) were a Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Cranbrook, British Columbia, competing in the Western Hockey League (WHL) and playing its home games at Western Financial Place. The franchise, ...