# Kitlope

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**Kitlope** is a [Tsimshian](/source/Tsimshian_language) word meaning "people of the rocks" or "people from the opening in the mountains", a reference to a subgroup of the [Haisla](/source/Haisla_people) peoples. History shows that this village at one time was [Kitselas](/source/Kitselas) Territory until the Haisla arrived. The Gitlope people forced into Haisla Territory adopted the ways of the Haisla Peoples. The term may refer to:

- the Kitlope group of the [Haisla people](/source/Haisla_people), who call themselves [Henaksiala](/source/Henaksiala), and are now part of the [Haisla Nation](/source/Haisla_Nation) at [Kitimaat Village](/source/Kitimaat_Village), British Columbia
- [Kitlope Anchorage](/source/Kitlope_Anchorage) a harbour or anchorage on the North Coast of British Columbia
- [Kitlope 16](/source/Kitlope_16), an Indian Reserve on the North Coast of British Columbia
- [Kitlope Lake](/source/Kitlope_Lake), a lake in the North Coast region of British Columbia
- [Kitlope Range](/source/Kitlope_Range), a subrange of the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains
- [Kitlope River](/source/Kitlope_River), a river on the North Coast of British Columbia
- the term "the Kitlope" may also refer to the basin of the Kitlope River and its tributaries
- [Kitlope Heritage Conservancy](/source/Kitlope_Heritage_Conservancy), a protected area covering the Kitlope, managed by BC Parks

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