'Names form an integral part of culture and heritage,' says board chair
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The
motion to recognize traditional names could mean areas like Queen
Elizabeth Park soon
feature an Indigenous name alongside the current
one. (Daria Wojnarski/Vancouver Park Board)
The Vancouver Park Board has passed a motion to recognize traditional Indigenous place names for the city's parks and beaches.
Voted on by commissioners Monday evening, the motion notes the lands under the jurisdiction of the park board are unceded by the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh people.
And with the board having previously approved of several reconciliation strategies, including Aboriginal language rights, it decided to recognize the traditional names of places in Vancouver as they are known to Indigenous peoples.
"Names form an integral part of culture and heritage," said park board commissioner and chair Stuart Mackinnon, who put forward the motion.
"Part of the colonization of Vancouver was the changing of traditional names. My motion is part of reconciliation in Vancouver, to recognize that these Indigenous people have been here forever and that they had place names long before we were here."
The
park board says it will work with the Musqueam, Squamish, and
Tsleil-Waututh nations to identify the traditional names of places
within the board's jurisdiction.
It says those names will be recognized by the park board and acknowledged in ways deemed appropriate by the relevant First Nations.
Voted on by commissioners Monday evening, the motion notes the lands under the jurisdiction of the park board are unceded by the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh people.
And with the board having previously approved of several reconciliation strategies, including Aboriginal language rights, it decided to recognize the traditional names of places in Vancouver as they are known to Indigenous peoples.
"Names form an integral part of culture and heritage," said park board commissioner and chair Stuart Mackinnon, who put forward the motion.
"Part of the colonization of Vancouver was the changing of traditional names. My motion is part of reconciliation in Vancouver, to recognize that these Indigenous people have been here forever and that they had place names long before we were here."
It says those names will be recognized by the park board and acknowledged in ways deemed appropriate by the relevant First Nations.
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