Aboriginal Place Names
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian and Nothern Affairs Canada
Description
Sample of some the many geographic names with Aboriginal origins.
Focuses on the K'tunaxa and Piikáni, and draws on documentary research and consultation with Piikáni Elders.
Focus is research studies on and consultations done with elders from 1992 to 2012. Sources for list were interviews with scholars and institutions focused on Inuit research and keyword searches in academic journals and databases, as well as non-scientific online sources.