Even in his day, he was seen as incredibly violent, genocidal," Jago told guest host Angela Sterritt on CBC's The Early Edition. Choosing a new name for B.C., Jago said, would be a fresh start. It means "our land" or "our world" in Halkomelem, the language spoken by the Kwantlen people at Fort Langley, where B.C. However, both Jago and Nahanee say it's difficult to come up with a name when the jurisdiction of British Columbia is itself an artificial colonial creation made up of many different regions and nations. That's something that's born of this place," Nahanee said.

Source: CBC News August 02, 2021 21:01 UTC