| Language of origin | Tsimshianic language family Nisg̲a’a language |
| Feature Type: | River - Watercourse of variable size, which has tributaries and flows into a body of water or a larger watercourse. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | Ksi Anxhoon, Cranberry RiverOfficial |
| Relative Location: | Flows SW then NW into Nass River, above New Aiyansh, Cassiar Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 55°32'04"N, 128°50'29"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103P/10 |
| Related Maps: |
103P/10 103P/8 103P/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Nisga'a name for Cranberry River. Source: Nisga'a Tribal Council / Ayuukhl Nisga'a Department, Aiyansh BC |
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Spelled Ksi Wii Pdalks in Nisga'a Treaty Agreement-in-Principle and in 1997 correspondence with Ayuukhl Nisga'a Department. Spelled Ksi W'iipdalks in Nisga'a Treaty Final Agreement, Appendix F-2. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Ksi W'iipdalks means "water of (the place where) bog cranberry (grow)". Ksi W'iipdalks is another site where food resources are abundant. [Ksi/ water, out from; Wii/ large, tall, etc; pdalks/ climbing (the reason the bog cranberry is named such.] Source: Nisga'a Tribal Council / Ayuukhl Nisga'a Department, Aiyansh BC |
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Another Nisga'a name for Cranberry River is Ksi Anxhoon, meaning "water where salmon is obtained". Source: Nisga'a Tribal Council / Ayuukhl Nisga'a Department, Aiyansh BC |