Canada's Place Names and How to Change Them  


Canada's Place Names and How to Change Them
Concordia University Press | November 5, 2022 | 300 pages
ISBN: 9781988111391

A study of what Canadian place names reveal about the country's self-image. Canada's Place Names and How to Change Them disentangles the distinct cultural, religious, and political naming practices in First Nations' and Canadian provinces, territories, and lands. Lauren Beck surveys a diverse range of Indigenous place names before discussing how settlers misunderstood and appropriated them throughout history.