| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows W into Atlin Lake, SE of Atlin, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 59°27'42"N, 133°37'18"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104N/5 |
| Related Maps: |
104N 104N/5 104N/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"McKee Creek" adopted 31 March 1924 in 1924 Gazetteer, as labelled on Reference Map 1H "BC, Northern" (1917). Ín Héeni made the official name 28 July 2023 on 104N/5, as requested by Taku River Tlingit First Nation. Ín Héeni is the traditional and ancestral Tlingit name (advice from Taku River Tlingit, 2016). Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Ín Héeni translates to “Flint Creek” and describes a natural feature of the creek, since flint rocks are found along the creek bed (advice from Taku River Tlingit First Nation, 2016). Source: included with note |
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For more information, please view the Taku River Place Names website: http://trt.geolive.ca/map.html Source: included with note |