| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Tsek'ene, Sekani language |
| Feature Type: | River - Watercourse of variable size, which has tributaries and flows into a body of water or a larger watercourse. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows SW into Finlay River just above N end Williston Lake, Cassiar Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°01'42"N, 125°07'07"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94F/3 |
| Related Maps: |
94F/2 94F/3 94F/7 94F/8 94F/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Akie River adopted November 1944 on 94/SW, not "Akieka River" as labelled on BC map 1A, 1912. Akie River re-approved 1 October 1953 on 94F. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Adapted from the Sekani name for the river, Ukà'i (Guzagi K'úgé, published by Kaska Tribal Council, Watson Lake, 1997). Origin/meaning not provided. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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A corruption of the Sekani name, Akieka, pronounced ak EYE ee, as reported by Inspector J.D. Moodie, NWMP, 1898. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Headwaters at 57 32 - 124 23. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |