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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.
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 ...
Nipawin (/ ˈ n ɪ p ə w ɪ n /) is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada, on the Saskatchewan River portion of Tobin Lake.The town lies between Codette Lake, created by the Francois-Finlay Dam (built in 1986) and Tobin Lake, created by the E.B. Campbell Dam built in 1963, renamed from Squaw Rapids.
The Skwah First Nation or Skwah Band (Halkomelem: Sqwehá or Sqwa) is a band government of the Sto:lo people in the area of the City of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. [1] It should not be confused with the Skway First Nation in the same area, which is a member of the Sto:lo Nation Chiefs Council , while the Skwah Nation is not.
The following is a list of Native reserves in Quebec, Canada. It includes only the reserves that are officially designated as Indian reserve and fall under the jurisdiction of the Canadian government's Department of Indian and Northern Affairs .
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.
This is the list of communities in Quebec that have the legal status of northern village (village nordique, code=VN) as defined by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy and the Act respecting Northern villages and the Kativik Regional Government legislation.
The town of 3,600 residents is a 300-mile drive from the historic ski resort near Lake Tahoe that hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics and was once known as Squaw Valley. The ski resort’s name was ...