Resources
Resources, articles, and research about Personhood for Deshkan Ziibi and related projects.
Resource: Geographical Names Board of Canada
The Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) is Canada’s national coordinating body responsible for standards and policies on place names.
Resource: Indigenous Place Names, Natural Resources Canada
Indigenous Place Names, Natural Resources Canada. Learn more about some Indigenous-led place naming and mapping initiatives across Canada.
Article: Quebec town recognizes trees as living beings with rights
Terrasse-Vaudreuil 1st municipality in Canada to sign on to Universal Declaration of the Rights of the Tree.
Report: Best Practices for Indigenous Place Naming
These best practices guide Canada’s geographical naming authorities in advancing the recognition, documentation, and official adoption of Indigenous geographical names.
Announcement: Jackson Lafferty, Mackenzie River Names
The official announcement and statement regarding the traditional Aboriginal names for the Mackenzie River by Minister Jackson Lafferty were made on March 2, 2015.
DID YOU KNOW?
Hundreds of geographical names are adopted or changed in Canada each year.
Here are some examples of Indigenous names recently adopted by the Geographical Names Board of Canada:
Dehcho (South Slavey language)
Deho (North Slavey)
Grande Rivière (Michif)
Kuukpak (Inuvialuktun)
Nagwichoonjik (Gwich’in)