Gitwinksihlkw definition
Gitwinksihlkw means “the people of the place of lizards” and refers to the black and yellow salamanders traditionally found there (Personnal Communication with M. Griffin, 2016).
Examples of Gitwinksihlkw in a sentence
Fieldwork for the New Aiyansh Special Survey was completed during the reporting period, as well as surveys of the Gingolx and Gitwinksihlkw expansion lands.
A Youth Special Assembly was held in Gitwinksihlkw with over 200 youth delegates attending the three- day event.
Nisga’a Government is comprised of NLG, the four Nisga’a Village Governments of GItlax̱ t’aamiks, Gitwinksihlkw, Lax̱ g̱ alts’ap and Ging̱ olx, and the three Nisg̱ a’a Urban Local areas of Terrace, Prince ▇▇▇▇▇▇/Port ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Vancouver.
On the effective date, it will comprise the road from Terrace north to Nass camp, and the road from New Aiyansh to Greenville, including the road to Gitwinksihlkw.