Chris Alemany @chris@socialbc.ca
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Ancestral indigenous names returning!
in :tlaoquiaht:

North Chesterman Beach
named after two 19th century settlers:

n̓an̓aquuʔa (“nah-nah-kuu-ah” - needle fish)

Kennedy Lake
largest lake on Vancouver Island named after first Governor of Colony of Vancouver Island.

haʔuukmin (“ha-uuk-min” - feasting bowl)

Meares Island
after Captain John Meares HMRN
wančas hiłḥuuʔis (“wa-na-chas hilth-huu-is” - whale flukes when diving and ‘below the mountain’)

timescolonist.com/local-news/t

Tofino council supports First Nation bid for three more name changes

The Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation wants to change North Chesterman Beach, Kennedy Lake and Meares Island back to their traditional names.

www.timescolonist.com · Times Colonist

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