▁head ▁of ▁Douglas ▁Channel , ▁at ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Kit imat . ▁ ▁The ▁river ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁original ▁First ▁Nations ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁valley , ▁the ▁Git ama at , ▁which ▁means ▁" Pe ople ▁of ▁the ▁Fall ing ▁Snow " ▁in ▁the ▁T sim sh ian ▁language . ▁The ▁Git ama at ▁people ▁themselves ▁are ▁not ▁T sim sh ian ▁but ▁H ais la . ▁Today ▁the ▁H ais la ▁Nation ▁is ▁centered ▁on ▁Kit ama at ▁Village , ▁near ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Kit imat ▁River . ▁ ▁Cour se ▁The ▁Kit imat ▁River ▁origin ates ▁from ▁gla cial ▁m elt water ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁s lop es ▁of ▁At na ▁Pe ak . ▁The ▁area ▁also ▁fe eds ▁the ▁head w aters ▁of ▁the ▁D ala ▁River , ▁At na ▁River , ▁Cl ore ▁River , ▁and ▁K em ano ▁River . ▁ ▁The ▁Kit imat ▁River ▁head w aters ▁lie ▁north west ▁of ▁At na ▁River ▁Provin cial ▁Park . ▁ ▁The ▁Kit imat ▁flows ▁north ▁in ▁a ▁ste ep ▁valley ▁surrounded ▁by ▁gla ci ated ▁mountains , ▁such ▁as ▁Mount ▁Dav ies ▁and ▁Dav ies ▁Gla cier . ▁Dav ies ▁Creek ▁joins ▁the ▁Kit imat ▁River ▁just ▁north ▁of ▁Mount ▁Dav ies . ▁Cont inu ing ▁north ▁the ▁Kit imat ▁is ▁joined ▁by ▁Hunter ▁Creek , ▁which ▁collect s ▁gla cial ▁waters ▁from ▁high ▁mountains ▁such ▁as ▁And es ite ▁Pe ak ▁and ▁Mount ▁Cl ore . ▁ ▁After ▁this ▁the ▁Kit imat ▁River ▁turns