Nunavut gov’t to rename 15 place names containing Indigenous slurs – RCI
October 1, 2024
Work to officially change derogatory names a ‘priority’ in 2025
WARNING: This article discusses an offensive slur. The word is included once for context, then otherwise avoided.
Years after a push to rename a cluster of islands named with a racial slur in Nunavut, the territorial government says it’s working on it.
The Old Squaw Islands, the official name recognized by the Nunavut government, are located approximately 40 kilometres southeast of Iqaluit.
Read More: https://www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-arctic/2024/10/01/nunavut-govt-to-rename-15-place-names-containing-indigenous-slurs/
