Restoring native place names is not an attack on Canada, but a modest act of truth, healing, and justice after generations of erasure
By Hereditary Chief Phil Lane Jr. , a citizen of the Chickasaw and Ihanktonwan Nations, Canada, and the US. A respected Elder, activist, academic, and international speaker, Chief Lane has dedicated his life to preserving Indigenous languages, traditions, and sovereignty across the Americas and beyond.
The current debate in Canada over Indigenous rights, language revitalization, and the restoration of original place names, especially in British Columbia, is deeply rooted in historical truth, constitutional…
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