| Feature Type: | River - Watercourse of variable size, which has tributaries and flows into a body of water or a larger watercourse. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Ksi Ginsgox |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows SE into Nass River, SW of Cranberry Junction, Cassiar Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 55°30'17"N, 128°54'48"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103P/10 |
| Related Maps: |
103P/10 103P/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Kinskuch River adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on BC map 1H, 1917, not "Ginskoh Creek" as labelled on Geological Survey map 69A, Route map of part of the Nass River, 1912, nor "Kinskooch River" as labelled on Geological Survey sheet 37B2 (date not cited). Kinskuch River confirmed 3 October 1933 on Geological Survey sheet 307A, Portland Canal, and 6 August 1953 on 103 P. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Identified as Gwinsgox in Tribal Boundaries in the Nass Watershed (Gitxsan Treaty Office, 1995). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Nisga'a name is Ksi Ginsgox. Gin is a derivation of Gwin meaning "place of"; Sgox means "to transport goods and/or people by canoe or boat, a load at a time"; Ksi refers to "water", and also means "outwards", hence ksi in the context of Ksi Ginsgox could simply mean Ginsgox River, or it could refer to a tributary flowing into a larger body of water such as Lisims (the Nass River). Source: Nisga'a Tribal Council / Ayuukhl Nisga'a Department, Aiyansh BC |