M2 P3 Should British Columbia be renamed?

This article is exploring the outcome of a survey that asked respondants whether they would like a name change in BC to reflect the Indigenous and traditional histories of the people in our province. This article is particularly interesting because it shows the divide between different populations and ages. Further, it demonstrates that often for change, or “legal” change, it does become somewhat political and requires a large majority to actually make the changes. I think the next fifty years will really show that continued battle between the old stigmatized view of Indigenous communities and our increased explorations of a diverse group of communities. It also ties into my last post where we can say we are supporting the rejuvination of Indigenous languages, but the actual data doesn’t support it. This year, some of my students seemed mindblown when they realized why there is “British” in British Columbia. We tend to move through our daily lives often not noticing how we are contributing to colonization.

 

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