Origin of the name Cowgitz

As informed by

Gid yahk’ii, Sean Young, Manager/Curator of Collections and Archaeology

Saahlinda Naay Saving Things House

Haida Gwaii Museum at Kay Llnagaay

the proper name of the Cowgitz area in the Haida language is ‘G̱aaw Giids’.

An AI search indicates that the Haida words ‘G̱aaw Giids’ form part of a place name and do not have a direct, simple English translation for the combined term.

• ‘G̱aaw’ relates to a specific location (related to the former name of the village).
• ‘Giids’ means village or place.