Evan Prodromou
boosted
Ancestral indigenous names returning!
in #Tofino #Tlaoquiaht 
North Chesterman Beach
named after two 19th century settlers:
n̓an̓aquuʔa (“nah-nah-kuu-ah” - needle fish)
Kennedy Lake
largest lake on Vancouver Island named after first Governor of Colony of Vancouver Island.
haʔuukmin (“ha-uuk-min” - feasting bowl)
Meares Island
after Captain John Meares HMRN
wančas hiłḥuuʔis (“wa-na-chas hilth-huu-is” - whale flukes when diving and ‘below the mountain’)
