| Language of origin | Tsimshianic language family Nisg̲a’a language |
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Scowban Creek |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows SW into S end of Observatory Inlet, just N of Gingolx (formerly Kincolith), N of Prince Rupert, Cassiar Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 55°03'02"N, 129°58'44"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103P/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Scowban Creek identified in Nisga'a Treaty Agreement-in-Principle, Appendix F, February 1996, and in Nisga'a Treaty. This has never been an official name. Ksi Sgawban adopted per Nisga'a Treaty, Appendix F-3, effective 11 May 2000. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Creek where salmon spawn. Source: Nisga'a Tribal Council / Ayuukhl Nisga'a Department, Aiyansh BC |