KIWA

[ted rowcliffe]

Hi All

I remembered when I was secretary of the London
branch of the Ontario Archaeological Society,
the regional archaeologist Bill Fox edited a  bulletin
entitled KIWA. As fate would have it, Bill is now at
Pacific Rim National Park and I asked him where the
name came from.

He said he took it from an old Ojibway dictionary and
the meaning was "to return home"

At 05:30 PM 7/10/2004 -0700, Leanne Riding wrote:
>The Kiwa (I think officially designated a Creek) is near the head of the
>Fraser River, on Hwy 16. Historically the area is allied with New
>Caledonia, Fort George, and the Cariboo Goldfields, etc. That point is
>just north of the headwaters of the Thompson River, so there were always a
>lot of Shuswaps around. Before the 70's, there was also a connection with
>the Columbia River (now blocked by a huge reservoir). If the name wasn't
>originally a CJ placename, it has become interpreted as one.
>
>Here's a bit I picked up from the web which was interesting in terms of
>the date:
>
>"Kiwa is Chinook for "crooked." Before 1915, the creek was called the
>Little Shuswap River (Raush River was the Big Shuswap). ... References:
>Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names. British Columbia
>representative: D.F. Pearson, director of surveys and mapping, B.C.
>Ministry of Environment, Victoria."
>
>That was from:
>James L. Swanson. "Kiwa Creek." Place Names in the Canadian Rockies. Web
>page by Spiral Road - Digital Banff : Banff, Alberta, Canada. 2 September
>2002. [http://www.spiralroad.com/sr/pn/k/kiwa_creek.html]
>
>I hope my Dad won't mind me quoting one of his emails:
>
>"There are quite a few bodies of water etc. up here with Chinook Jargon
>names. the furthest east I have heard of is Mowitch (deer) Creek in northern
>Jasper Park. Closer to Valemount is the Kiwa (crooked) River. In sothern
>Wells Gray park is Canim (canoe) lake."
>
>
>-- Leanne (http://timetemple.com)
>
>
>
>On Saturday, July 10, 2004, at 01:55 , David Robertson wrote:
>
>>Where is Kiwa River?  A question sometimes good to ask is, is this really
>>a Chinuk word?  And if so, was it bestowed by an idealistic forest ranger
>>after CJ's heyday, or does it go way "back in the day"?
>>
>>--Dave R.
>>
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