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[[Image:Kispiox2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Kispiox, BC]]

'''Kispiox''' is a [[Gitxsan]] (often known also as Gitksan, due to eastern and western dialects) village of approximately 550 in the Kispiox Valley, at the confluence of the Kispiox and [[Skeena River]]s in [[British Columbia]]. Located {{convert|13|km|mi|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} north of [[Hazelton, British Columbia|Hazelton]], the community is situated within the Kispiox [[Indian reserve]]<ref>[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/4594.html BC Names entry "Kispiox (community)"]</ref><ref>[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/63561.html BC Names entry "Kispiox 1 (Indian Reserve)"]</ref> and is managed by the Kispiox [[First Nations in British Columbia|Band Council]].

Kispiox is perhaps most known to outsiders for its totem poles, some of which were the subject of [[Emily Carr]] paintings in the early 20th century. The totem poles of Kispiox were featured as part of an episode of the 1975 [[David Attenborough]] documentary series ''[[The Tribal Eye]]''. The episode, "Crooked Beak of Heaven", focused on traditional customs and art of the Gitxsan and neighbouring tribes.

Additionally, the Kispiox River has been host to two world-record steelhead catches: a 33-pounder and a 36-pounder. Kispiox has remained a favourite tourist attraction for its historical village, traditional artifacts and fishing.

The original and traditional name of Kispiox Village is "Anspay'axw", loosely translated from the Gitxsan language; this means "The Hiding Place".

==Notable people from Kispiox==
Alvin Weget Elder, Hereditary Chief Gitluudahlxw
*[[Walter Harris (artist)|Walter Harris, O.C.]], Artist and Gitxsan Hereditary Chief
*[[Delgamuukw]] Earl Muldoe, Gitxsan Hereditary Chief

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.gitxsan.com/ Gitxsan Chiefs Office]
*[http://www.cathedralgrove.se/text/06-Totem-Poles-2.htm Skeena River Totem Poles]
*[http://emilycarr.org/totems/exhibit/gitxsan/kipacon.htm Paintings of Kispiox]
*[http://www.kispiox.com/index.html Kispiox Valley Homepage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061228180123/http://www.kispiox.com/index.html |date=December 28, 2006 }}
*[http://pse2-esd2.ainc-inac.gc.ca/fnprofiles/FNProfiles_Reserves.asp?BAND_NUMBER=532&BAND_NAME=Kispiox Kispiox Band Reserves]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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[[Category:Gitxsan]]
[[Category:Skeena Country]]
[[Category:Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia]]


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