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NEWS (APRIL 2017): Reclaiming the Anishinaabe past

April 10th, 2017 · Comments Off on NEWS (APRIL 2017): Reclaiming the Anishinaabe past

Street-naming project highlights a 15,000-year history By Clarrie Feinstein How things are named can be loaded with historical, and often political, significance. Consider Toronto: in the Wendat language, Toronto refers to a fishing weir constructed of standing sticks in the water, implying this was an important gathering area for many Aboriginal peoples as the fish […]

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