Kitamaat Village

{{Short description|First Nations settlement in Canada}}

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Kitamaat Village, formerly Kitimat Mission,[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/38016.html BC Names entry "Kitamaat Village (community)]"[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/52473.html BC Names entry "Kitimat Mission (community, rescinded)"] is the principal community of the Haisla people and their government, the Haisla Nation. Located on the Kitamaat 2 First Nations Reserve (formerly Kitimat 2) on the east side of Kitimat Arm just south of the town of Kitimat, British Columbia. The location is also that of the Haisla Post Office.[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/65815.html BC Names entry "Kitamaat 2 (First Nations Reserve)"][http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/36197.html BC Names entry "Haisla (Post Office)"] The "Kitamaat" part of the name comes from the Tsimshian people, who originate from the Prince Rupert and Metlakatla areas. "Kitamaat" means "people of the snow" in Tsimshian, but the Haisla name for Kitamaat Village is "Tsee-Motsa", meaning "Snag Beach".{{cite web|url=https://haisla.ca/community-2/kitamaat-village/|title=Kitamaat Village|access-date=January 19, 2022}}