Kootenay, Kootenai, and Kutenai may refer to: Ethnic groups The Kutenai, also known as the Ktunaxa, Kootenai, or Kootenay, an indigenous people of the United States and Canada Kutenai language, the traditional language of the Kutenai Ktunaxa Nation, a First Nations government in British Columbia, Canada Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, a federally recognized tribe in Idaho, United States, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, a federally recognized tribe in Montana, United States Places Communities Kootenai, Idaho, United States Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada Kootenay Bay, an unincorporated community in British Columbia, Canada Kootenai County, Idaho, United States Diocese of Kootenay, a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and the Yukon of the Anglican Church of Canada List of electoral districts in the Kootenays, electoral districts in the Kootenays region of British Columbia Kootenay (electoral district), a former electoral district in British Columbia, Canada Geographical features Kootenai National Forest, a national forest in Montana and Idaho, United States The Kootenays, a region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada Kootenay Canal, a hydroelectric power station in British Columbia, Canada Kootenay Group, a geologic formation in British Columbia, Canada Kootenay Lake, on the Kootenay River in British Columbia, Canada Kootenay National Park, a national park in British Columbia at the source of the Kootenay River Kootenay Pass, a mountain pass in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada Kootenay Ranges, part of the Canadian Rockies Kootenay River, or Kutenai River in the United States, a river that runs through British Columbia, Idaho, and Montana Transportation Kootenay Direct Airlines, a former airline based in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada Kootenay Highway, part of British Columbia Highway 93 Kootenay Loop, a public transit exchange in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada HMCS Kootenay, Royal Canadian Navy ships of the name SS Kootenay, a steamboat that served the Arrow Lakes in British Columbia, Canada Other uses Kootenay Brown (1839–1916), Irish-born Canadian polymath, soldier, trader and conservation advocate Kootanae House, a historical North West Company fur trade post near present-day Invermere, British Columbia The Kootenay Ice, a junior ice hockey team based in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada See also