The Canadian Press
Published Tuesday, September 18, 2018 8:56AM PDT
Published Tuesday, September 18, 2018 8:56AM PDT
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Park Board has passed a motion to learn the
traditional Indigenous names for the lands it administers, including
areas within Stanley Park and the many beaches lining the Fraser River,
English Bay and Burrard Inlet.
Board chair and Green party member Stuart Mackinnon introduced the motion as part of the park board's ongoing efforts at reconciliation, and it was approved by the board at its Monday night meeting.
The board will now work with the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations to identify traditional place names and determine appropriate next steps.
The Green party of Vancouver says in a release that Mackinnon's motion
continues reconciliation efforts that include a colonial audit to
identify ways the city's history erased the Indigenous presence in what
became city parks.
In particular the audit will look at how archeological sites were disturbed, Aboriginal cultural activities were wiped out or non-Indigenous activities were given priority within parks.
Mackinnon says learning traditional names adds to that work because names form a key part of culture and heritage.
Board chair and Green party member Stuart Mackinnon introduced the motion as part of the park board's ongoing efforts at reconciliation, and it was approved by the board at its Monday night meeting.
The board will now work with the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations to identify traditional place names and determine appropriate next steps.
In particular the audit will look at how archeological sites were disturbed, Aboriginal cultural activities were wiped out or non-Indigenous activities were given priority within parks.
Mackinnon says learning traditional names adds to that work because names form a key part of culture and heritage.
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