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Places In Canada With Native Aboriginal Indian Names



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t’s incredible how many          meaning “the place where the      
places in Canada were           alders grow”                      
actually named after                                              
Canadian Native Aboriginal Indian     Iqaluit: from Inuktituk word      
words or names. Everything from       meaning “fish”                    
provinces, cities, towns, rivers,                                       
lakes and even the country itself     Kelowna: from Okanagan word       
have been named after Native          meaning “grizzly bear”            
Aboriginal Indian terms.                                                
                                      Klondike River: from Han word     
A partial list of some well known     meaning “hammer used to fix       
places in Canada and their Native     fishing nets”                     
Aboriginal Indian meanings are                                          
below.                                Manitoulin Island: from Ojibwe    
                                      word meaning “spirit island”      
Athabasca Lake: from the Cree                                           
word meaning “where there are         Ontario: from Huron word meaning  
reeds”                                “beautiful lake”                  
                                                                        
Canada: from Wendat Huron word        Ottawa: from Algonquin word       
meaning “village” or “settlement”     meaning “to buy”                  
                                                                        
Chilliwack: from Halqemeylem word     Penticton: from Okanagan word     
meaning “going back up”               meaning “place to stay forever”   
                                                                        
Coquitlam: from Salish word           Quebec: from Algonquin word       
meaning “small red salmon” or         meaning “narrow passage or        
“place of stinking fish”              strait”                           
                                                                        
Etobicoke: from Ojibwa word           Saskatchewan: from Cree word      



meaning “swift flowing river”         from a Native Aboriginal Indian   
                                      word. A Native Aboriginal Indian  
Saskatoon: from Cree meaning          tribe living in the region may    
“berry fruit”                         have very well influenced the     
                                      name of the place. This may make  
Toronto: from Huron word meaning      your visit to Canada that much    
“place of meeting”                    more special in addition to the   
                                      natural scenic beauty the country 
Winnipeg: from Cree word meaning      already has.                      
“dirty or murky water”                                                  
                                                                        
Tuktoyaktuk: from Inuvialuktun        
province, lake, mountain or           align="center">               
region, it just might have come       




About the Author:

Clint Leung is owner of Free Spirit Gallery (http://www.FreeSpiritGallery.ca) , an online gallery specializing in Inuit Eskimo and Northwest Native American art including carvings, sculpture and prints. Free Spirit Gallery has numerous information resource articles with photos of authentic Inuit and Native Indian art as well as free eCards.


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