{{Short description|Human settlement in Canada}} {{Use Canadian English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}} thumb|Klemtu, British Columbia |alt= '''Klemtu''' is an unincorporated community on Swindle Island in the coastal fjords of British Columbia, Canada. It is located on '''Kitasoo Indian Reserve No. 1'''.<ref>{{BCGNIS|28410|Klemtu}}</ref>
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Klemtu is the home of the Kitasoo tribe of Tsimshians, originally from Kitasu Bay, and the Xai'xais of Kynoch Inlet,<ref>Kynoch Inlet</ref> extends eastward from Queen Charlotte Sound, approximately at {{Coord|52.767462|-128.10688}}. It is adjacent to the Fiordland Conservancy. These two tribes live together as, and are jointly governed by, the Kitasoo/Xai'xais Nation. Traditional languages spoken at Klemtu are the southern dialect of the Tsimshian language, called Southern Tsimshian, and Xaixais, a dialect of the Heiltsuk language. In religious affiliation, the community is dominated by the United Church of Canada.
The government of the Kitasoo/Xai'xais Nation is a member government of the Wuikinuxv-Kitasoo Xai’xais-Nuxalk Tribal Council.
The population of Klemtu in 1983 was 269. {{As of|2007}} the population of Klemtu was 505.
==Name origin==
An alternate older name for Klemtu is '''Kitasoo'''.<ref>{{BCGNIS|47587|Kitasoo}}</ref> it was also known as '''China Hat''' due to the shape of Cone Island, which protects it from the open water. The name Klemtu is from the Coast Tsimshian language "Klemdoo-oolk," meaning "impassable".<ref>{{BCGNIS|28410|Klemtu}}</ref>
== Climate ==
{{Weather box|location = Boat Bluff{{efn|Boat Bluff is located approximately {{convert|6|km|1|abbr=out}} north of Klemtu.}} (1981–2010) | metric first = Y | single line = Y | Jan maximum humidex =15.1 | Feb maximum humidex =12.2 | Mar maximum humidex =17.6 | Apr maximum humidex =21.1 | May maximum humidex =27.5 | Jun maximum humidex =30.1 | Jul maximum humidex =36.2 | Aug maximum humidex =30.5 | Sep maximum humidex =27.9 | Oct maximum humidex =23.4 | Nov maximum humidex =13.3 | Dec maximum humidex =12.0 | Jan high C = 6.0 | Feb high C = 6.6 | Mar high C = 8.3 | Apr high C = 10.9 | May high C = 14.1 | Jun high C = 16.6 | Jul high C = 18.7 | Aug high C = 19.0 | Sep high C = 16.2 | Oct high C = 11.7 | Nov high C = 7.6 | Dec high C = 5.8 | year high C = | Jan mean C =3.6 | Feb mean C =3.9 | Mar mean C =5.3 | Apr mean C =7.4 | May mean C =10.4 | Jun mean C =12.9 | Jul mean C =14.7 | Aug mean C =15.1 | Sep mean C =12.8 | Oct mean C =9.0 | Nov mean C =5.2 | Dec mean C =3.6 | Jan low C = 1.2 | Feb low C = 1.2 | Mar low C = 2.2 | Apr low C = 3.9 | May low C = 6.6 | Jun low C = 9.0 | Jul low C = 10.8 | Aug low C = 11.1 | Sep low C = 9.4 | Oct low C = 6.4 | Nov low C = 2.9 | Dec low C = 1.4 | year low C = | Jan chill =-18 | Feb chill =-15 | Mar chill =-10 | Apr chill =0 | May chill =0 | Jun chill =0 | Jul chill =0 | Aug chill =0 | Sep chill =0 | Oct chill =0 | Nov chill =-11 | Dec chill =-21 | Jan record high C = 18.0 | Feb record high C = 17.0 | Mar record high C = 20.0 | Apr record high C = 25.5 | May record high C = 31.5 | Jun record high C = 33.5 | Jul record high C = 32.5 | Aug record high C = 33.0 | Sep record high C = 30.0 | Oct record high C = 21.0 | Nov record high C = 16.5 | Dec record high C = 15.5 | year record high C = | Jan record low C = -16.0 | Feb record low C = -17.5 | Mar record low C = -14.0 | Apr record low C = -1.0 | May record low C = -1.0 | Jun record low C = 4.0 | Jul record low C = 5.5 | Aug record low C = 6.5 | Sep record low C = 4.0 | Oct record low C = -7.6 | Nov record low C = -20.2 | Dec record low C = -14.0 | year record low C = | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 601.9 | Feb precipitation mm = 428.5 | Mar precipitation mm = 428.4 | Apr precipitation mm = 389.1 | May precipitation mm = 257.7 | Jun precipitation mm = 226.2 | Jul precipitation mm = 179.8 | Aug precipitation mm = 231.4 | Sep precipitation mm = 366.0 | Oct precipitation mm = 631.8 | Nov precipitation mm = 677.8 | Dec precipitation mm = 628.1 | year precipitation mm = |rain colour = green | Jan rain mm =574.5 | Feb rain mm =400.3 | Mar rain mm =414.6 | Apr rain mm =386.9 | May rain mm =257.7 | Jun rain mm =226.2 | Jul rain mm =179.8 | Aug rain mm =231.4 | Sep rain mm =366.0 | Oct rain mm =630.0 | Nov rain mm =670.1 | Dec rain mm =606.2 | Jan snow cm = 27.4 | Feb snow cm = 28.3 | Mar snow cm = 13.9 | Apr snow cm = 2.3 | May snow cm = 0.0 | Jun snow cm = 0.0 | Jul snow cm = 0.0 | Aug snow cm = 0.0 | Sep snow cm = 0.0 | Oct snow cm = 1.9 | Nov snow cm = 7.6 | Dec snow cm = 21.9 | year snow cm = | unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm | Jan precipitation days = 23.3 | Feb precipitation days = 19.6 | Mar precipitation days = 22.9 | Apr precipitation days = 21.4 | May precipitation days = 19.7 | Jun precipitation days = 17.8 | Jul precipitation days = 16.7 | Aug precipitation days = 17.4 | Sep precipitation days = 19.4 | Oct precipitation days = 24.7 | Nov precipitation days = 24.9 | Dec precipitation days = 24.9 | year precipitation days = | Jan rain days = | Feb rain days = | Mar rain days = | Apr rain days = | May rain days = | Jun rain days = | Jul rain days = | Aug rain days = | Sep rain days = | Oct rain days = | Nov rain days = | Dec rain days = | unit snow days = 0.2 cm
| Jan snow days = 4.0 | Feb snow days = 3.7 | Mar snow days = 3.3 | Apr snow days = 1.0 | May snow days = 0.0 | Jun snow days = 0.0 | Jul snow days = 0.0 | Aug snow days = 0.0 | Sep snow days = 0.0 | Oct snow days = 0.3 | Nov snow days = 2.0 | Dec snow days = 4.2 | year snow days = | source 1 = Environment Canada<ref>{{cite web|url=https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?searchType=stnName&txtStationName=boat+bluff&searchMethod=contains&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=383&dispBack=1|title=Canadian Climate Normals 1981-2010 Station Data|date=25 September 2013 |access-date=April 11, 2020}}</ref> }}
==See also== *List of canneries in British Columbia *List of Indian reserves in British Columbia
==Notes== {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.kitasoo.org/index.html The Kitasoo/Xai'Xais Nation] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20061017072127/http://www.centralcoastbc.com/klemtu/intro.asp An Introduction to Klemtu] * [http://www.bluebookofboats.com/Cruisingdestinations/Klemtu.htm Klemtu - on the Inside Passage to Alaska]
==Bibliography==
*Inglis, Gordon B., ''et al.'' (1990) "Tsimshians of British Columbia since 1900." In ''Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 7: Northwest Coast,'' pp. 285–293. Washington: Smithsonian Institution. *Miller, Jay (1981) "Moieties and Cultural Amnesia: Manipulation of Knowledge in a Pacific Northwest Coast Native Community," ''Arctic Anthropology,'' vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 23–32. *Miller, Jay (1982) "Tsimshian Moieties and Other Clarifications," ''Northwest Anthropological Research Notes,'' vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 148–164.
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Category:Populated places on the British Columbia Coast Category:Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Category:Tsimshian Category:Heiltsuk Category:North Coast of British Columbia Category:Central Coast of British Columbia