Aboriginal Place Names
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian and Nothern Affairs Canada
Description
Sample of some the many geographic names with Aboriginal origins.
Discusses entities currently responsible for official place names and their processes, and some of the practicalities which need to be addressed when reverting to the Indigenous names.
Focuses on the K'tunaxa and Piikáni, and draws on documentary research and consultation with Piikáni Elders.