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Places In Canada With Native Aboriginal Indian Names

 
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Clint Leung

It’s incredible how many places in Canada were actually named after Canadian Native Aboriginal Indian words or names. Everything from provinces, cities, towns, rivers, lakes and even the country itself have been named after Native Aboriginal Indian terms.

A partial list of some well known places in Canada and their Native Aboriginal Indian meanings are below.

Athabasca Lake: from the Cree word meaning “where there are reeds”

Canada: from Wendat Huron word meaning “village” or “settlement”

Chilliwack: from Halqemeylem word meaning “going back up”

Coquitlam: from Salish word meaning “small red salmon” or “place of stinking fish”

Etobicoke: from Ojibwa word meaning “the place where the alders grow”

Iqaluit: from Inuktituk word meaning “fish”

Kelowna: from Okanagan word meaning “grizzly bear”

Klondike River: from Han word meaning “hammer used to fix fishing nets”

Manitoulin Island: from Ojibwe word meaning “spirit island”

Ontario: from Huron word meaning “beautiful lake”

Ottawa: from Algonquin word meaning “to buy”

Penticton: from Okanagan word meaning “place to stay forever”

Quebec: from Algonquin word meaning “narrow passage or strait”

Saskatchewan: from Cree word meaning “swift flowing river”

Saskatoon: from Cree meaning “berry fruit”

Toronto: from Huron word meaning “place of meeting”

Winnipeg: from Cree word meaning “dirty or murky water”

Tuktoyaktuk: from Inuvialuktun word meaning “resembling a caribou”

Of course, there are many other examples of places located right across the country from coast to coast. So next time you look at a name of a city, town, village, province, lake, mountain or region, it just might have come from a Native Aboriginal Indian word. A Native Aboriginal Indian tribe living in the region may have very well influenced the name of the place. This may make your visit to Canada that much more special in addition to the natural scenic beauty the country already has.

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Clint Leung is owner of Free Spirit Gallery (http://www.FreeSpiritGallery.ca) , an online gallery specializing in Inuit Eskimo and Northwest Native American art including carvings, sculpture and prints. Free Spirit Gallery has numerous information resource articles with photos of authentic Inuit and Native Indian art as well as free eCards.
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