'aknuq'uk

Aknuq'uk is a Ktunaxa name for a place in the upper Columbia River country, where mountain ranges rise on either side of the valley. The river winds north through the traditional territory of the Ktunaxa before turning south toward the Arrow Lakes. Ktunaxa oral histories describe a homeland extending across the Rocky Mountains and along the Columbia and Kootenay rivers, with names marking places throughout this mountainous country.