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This list of place names in Canada of Indigenous origin contains Canadian places whose names originate from the words of the First Nations, Métis, or Inuit, collectively referred to as Indigenous Peoples. When possible, the original word or phrase used by Indigenous Peoples is included, along with its generally believed meaning.
The largest First Nations group near the St. Lawrence waterway are the Iroquois. This area also includes the Wyandot (formerly referred to as the Huron) peoples of central Ontario, and the League of Five Nations who had lived in the United States, south of Lake Ontario. Major ethnicities include the: Anishinaabe. Algonquin; Nipissing
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada First Nation(s) Ethnic/national group Tribal council Treaty Area Population [182] Notes ha acre 2016 2011 % difference Annapolis Valley First Nation Reserve [183] Annapolis Valley: Miꞌkmaq: Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq: n/a: 59.0 145.8: 140: 144-2.8%: Bear River 6 [184] Bear River: Miꞌkmaq ...
The term squaw is considered offensive by Indigenous peoples in America and Canada due to its use for hundreds of years in a derogatory context [3] that demeans Native American women. This has ranged from condescending images (e.g., picture postcards depicting "Indian squaw and papoose ") to racialized epithets.
Indigenous Squamish people have lived in the area for thousands of years. [6] The town of Squamish had its beginning during the construction of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway in the 1910s. It was the first southern terminus of that railway (now a part of CN). The town remains important in the operations of the line and also the port.
The list of new names can be found on the U.S. Geological Survey website with a map of locations. Where ‘Squaw’ has been removed from place names Source: U.S. Department of the Interior.
Hobbema's Alberta Grain Co. grain elevator, now at the Alberta Central Railway Museum Maskwacis (/ ˈ m ʌ s k w ə tʃ iː s /; Cree: ᒪᐢᑿᒌᐢ, maskwacîs), renamed in 2014 from Hobbema (/ h oʊ ˈ b iː m ə /), is an unincorporated community in central Alberta, Canada at intersection of Highway 2A and Highway 611, approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of the City of Edmonton.
Name [3] Former name/date of change [3] Translation [3] Governance Municipality [4] Administrative region Census division Population 2016 [2] % change from 2011 Location Aklavik