Maliseet people in New Brunswick want to see the name of the St. John River changed back to "Wolastoq," its original Indigenous name. Andrea Bear Nicholas, who has been working on a Maliseet language immersion program for the provincial government, said she supports the renaming. Bear Nicholas, who has been working on a Maliseet language immersion program for the provincial government, said she supports the renaming. Pronunciation needs correctingThe renaming may be complicated by the fact a long stretch of the St. John River is in Maine. "It would become another issue of course to have the state of Maine change the name too," Bear Nicholas said.

Source: CBC News June 08, 2017 10:31 UTC