The provincial government is looking for help from New Brunswickers to rename three locations.
They are a mountain, a protected natural area and a community in Restigouche County.
The former names include S—w Cap Mountain, which is a term that is derogatory to Indigenous Peoples.
“This process marks another step toward reconciliation with the Indigenous Peoples of our province,” said Tourism, Heritage and Culture Minister Tammy Scott-Wallace. “Finding new names for the community, the mountain and the protected natural area, which is part of the mountain, is long overdue. We have committed to eliminating derogatory names and ensuring that our toponymy process is sensitive to modern realities and represents values to which all New Brunswickers aspire.”
Suggestions can be made online until June 6th.
In addition to gathering feedback from the public, the government will engage with experts, such as historians, ethnohistorians, language experts and knowledge holders, to help determine the suitability of the proposed names.
Separate processes will be undertaken in the future to rename other places with derogatory names.
