Sentences with phrase «indigenous place names»

As a result, Indigenous place names were largely erased from the landscape because they were not shown on maps.

In recent years, there has been a resurgence of Indigenous place names in Canada as Indigenous nations have worked with local governments to restore these names to places by officially changing them on maps and public signage.

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Name one place where Christianity has stepped foot, and where the indigenous peoples were allowed to continue practicing their religion?

Mélisse Named after the lemon balm herb indigenous to the Mediterranean, Mélisse has become a Southern California staple for both locals, and travelers searching for an exemplary dining experience or an ideal place to celebrate a special occasion.

Linguistic experts recognize both «Reckonwacky,» meaning «the place of our own people,» and «Reckanawahaha,» meaning «the place of laughing waters,» as the area's indigenous names.

And it's no less troubling when human rights are violated in the name of conservation or renewable energy; the United States evicted indigenous populations from their land in order to establish the national parks, for example, or, more recently, the massive land grabs that have taken place in the global south, where land is cheap, for biofuel production, solar plants, and wind farms.

The Indigenous peoples living in these places already had names for these places in their own languages, but these names were rarely recorded by explorers and settlers, and almost never used as the official name.

Google and Google books — you might include family name, place, «Indigenous» and «family history» in your search string.