Kootenay
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Kootenay Kootenai (predominant spelling in the United States), is alternately spelled Kootanae or Kutenai. The name comes from the name of the Ktunaxa (Kootenai/Kutenai), a Native American/First Nations people in British Columbia
, Idaho
and Montana
, and their Kutenai language
, also known as Ktunaxan or Kitunahan.
It may refer to:
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
and Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
, and their Kutenai language
Kutenai language
The Kutenai language is named after and is spoken by some of the Kootenai Native American/First Nations people who are indigenous to the area of North America that is now Montana, Idaho, and British Columbia....
, also known as Ktunaxan or Kitunahan.
It may refer to:
- In Canada, it is primarily used to refer to the KootenaysKootenaysThe Kootenay Region comprises the southeastern portion of British Columbia. It takes its name from the Kootenay River, which in turn was named for the Ktunaxa First Nation first encountered by explorer David Thompson.-Boundaries:The Kootenays are more or less defined by the Kootenay Land...
region comprising southeastern British Columbia, it sometimes is referred to in the singular form "the Kootenay". It includes the East Kootenay and West Kootenay which are separate regions from each other. - Ktunaxa Kinbasket Tribal CouncilKtunaxa Kinbasket Tribal CouncilThe Ktunaxa Kinbasket Tribal Council, formerly the Kootenay Indian Area Council and also known as the Ktunaxa Nation Council, is a First Nations tribal council government composed of bands in the East Kootenay area of the Canadian province of British Columbia and adjoining parts of the U.S...
, the tribal council for Kutenai and Kinbasket peoples, including those in the United States. There is also a Kootenay Kinbasket Treaty Council with the same member bands. - Kootanae HouseKootanae HouseKootanae 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. It was abandoned in 1812. In 1808 Thompson reckoned its location as...
, a historical North West CompanyNorth West CompanyThe North West Company was a fur trading business headquartered in Montreal from 1779 to 1821. It competed with increasing success against the Hudson's Bay Company in what was to become Western Canada...
fur trade postFur tradeThe fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal fur. Since the establishment of world market for in the early modern period furs of boreal, polar and cold temperate mammalian animals have been the most valued...
near present-day Invermere, British ColumbiaInvermere, British ColumbiaInvermere is a community in eastern British Columbia, Canada, near the border of Alberta. With its growing permanent population of almost 4,000 , swelling to near 40,000 on summer weekends, it is the hub of the Columbia Valley between Golden, and Cranbrook...
, - Kootenay RiverKootenay RiverThe Kootenay is a major river in southeastern British Columbia, Canada and the northern part of the U.S. states of Montana and Idaho. It is one of the uppermost major tributaries of the Columbia River, which is the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean...
(or "Kootenai River" in the United States) of southeastern British Columbia in Canada and northern Idaho and western Montana in the United States, whose basin roughly defines the area known as the KootenaysKootenaysThe Kootenay Region comprises the southeastern portion of British Columbia. It takes its name from the Kootenay River, which in turn was named for the Ktunaxa First Nation first encountered by explorer David Thompson.-Boundaries:The Kootenays are more or less defined by the Kootenay Land... - Kootenay LakeKootenay LakeKootenay Lake is a lake located in British Columbia, Canada and is part of theKootenay 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 the ecosystem in and around the water...
, on the Kootenay River in British Columbia - Lake KoocanusaLake KoocanusaLake Koocanusa is a reservoir in British Columbia and Montana formed by the damming of the Kootenai River by the Libby Dam in 1975....
(a blend of Kootenay-Canada-USA), a reservoir on the Kootena(y/i) River that crosses the Canada–U.S. border - HMCS KootenayHMCS KootenaySeveral Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Kootenay. was formerly an ex-Royal Navy escort destroyer, which served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1943 to 1945, and was broken up in 1946....
a warship in the Royal Canadian NavyRoyal Canadian NavyThe history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy is one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces...
. - Kootenay National ParkKootenay National ParkKootenay National Park is located in southeastern British Columbia Canada covering in the Canadian Rockies and forms part of a World Heritage Site. The park ranges in elevation from at the south-west park entrance to at Deltaform Mountain...
, British Columbia national park, source of the Kootenay River - Kootenai, IdahoKootenai, IdahoKootenai is a city in Bonner County, Idaho, United States. The population was 678 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Kootenai is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
, a city - Kootenai County, IdahoKootenai County, IdahoKootenai County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. The county was established in 1864, named after Kootenai tribe. The entire county comprises the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 138,494 at the 2010 census...
- Kootenai National ForestKootenai National ForestKootenai National Forest is located in the far northwestern section of Montana and the northeasternmost lands in the Idaho panhandle, United States along the Canadian border. Of the 2.2 million acres administered by the forest, less than 3 percent is located in the state of Idaho. Forest...
in western Montana and northern Idaho - A proposed new state, formed from the union of the six northern-most counties of Idaho with the six western-most counties of Montana.
- Regional District of East Kootenay, British Columbia
- Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia
- Regional District of Kootenay BoundaryRegional District of Kootenay BoundaryThe Regional District of Kootenay Boundary is a regional district in the province of British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2006 census, the population was 30,742. The area is 8,095.62 km² . The regional district's offices are in the city of Trail...
, British Columbia - Kootenay (electoral districts)Kootenay (electoral districts)Kootenay is a name found in various provincial and federal electoral districts in the Canadian province of British Columbia. This page lists ridings with the name Kootenay in them, and also other ridings within the Kootenay region....
(disambiguation), several electoral districts in British Columbia - Salish Kootenai CollegeSalish Kootenai CollegeSalish Kootenai College is a Native American tribal college based in Pablo, Montana which serves the Bitterroot Salish, Kootenai, and Pend d'Oreilles tribes. There are approximately 1,100 students attending the college; enrollment is not limited to Native American students.Prior to 1978, it was a...
in Pablo, MontanaPablo, MontanaPablo is a census-designated place in Lake County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,814 at the 2000 census. It is the seat of government of the Flathead Indian Reservation.-Geography:Pablo is located at .... - Kootenai Valley Press (also Kootenai Valley Times) a newspaper in Bonners FerryBonners Ferry, IdahoBonners Ferry is a city in and the county seat of Boundary County, Idaho, United States. The population was 2,543 at the 2010 census.-History:...
, IdahoIdahoIdaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state.... - The Kootenay IceKootenay IceThe Kootenay Ice are a major junior ice hockey team based in Cranbrook, British Columbia and competing in the Western Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Cranbrook Recreational Complex, also nicknamed the RecPlex.-History:...
, a junior ice hockey team based in Cranbrook, British Columbia - A piece of climbingClimbingClimbing is the activity of using one's hands and feet to ascend a steep object. It is done both for recreation and professionally, as part of activities such as maintenance of a structure, or military operations.Climbing activities include:* Bouldering: Ascending boulders or small...
equipment - Kootenay Energy, Inc., a Calgary-based oil and gas company