In a first for British Columbia, a municipality is changing its name back to its ancestral First Nation title.
The Village of Queen Charlotte on Haida Gwaii has officially changed its name to the Village of Daajing Giids, pronounced daw-jean geeds, which is its ancestral Haida name.
More recently, in May, a local survey found that about 60 per cent of respondents supported changing the name."The names of places hold significance, which is why I commend city council for working in partnership with the Haida Nation to bring this important act of reconciliation forward," said Nathan Cullen, B.C. Minister of Municipal Affairs, in a statement.
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