Ktunwakanmituk

Ktunwakanmituk lies in the mountain country of the upper Columbia River. The Ktunaxa name Ktunwakanmituk Miȼ̓qaqas refers to the area where the river approaches the Arrow Lakes. It forms part of Miȼ̓qaqas ʔamakʔis, a Ktunaxa land district encompassing the upper and middle Columbia and the lakes farther downstream. The river winds through a landscape of steep valleys and mountains at the northern edge of Ktunaxa territory.