'We have our own community names,' says Chief Clifford Poucette with the Goodstoney First Nation. 'So, that's what we're trying to bring back.'
WATCH: It’s a significant moment for the Stoney Nakoda First Nations , who have officially changed the name of Morley to its traditional Mini Thni. But as Meghan Cobb reports, it’s being viewed as of a reclamation of their language and homeland., meaning cold water. The change is a significant milestone in the nations’ journey to reconciliation, representing a reclamation of identify and history.that runs through the nations’ territory.
To the Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney First Nations, the three groups that make up Stoney Nakoda, renaming signifies moving past challenges and looking to the future.“It brings profound happiness, prestige and appreciation for the fact that over the years our ancestors have told us this is where we are, this is where we’ll be buried,” says Young. “To hold that true to this day, and to carry it on to our next generation, it is meaningful.
The name Morley was first used in the late 1800s when missionaries settled where the townsite now is, but the name was never fully adopted by the First Nations who call the region home. “Mini Thni has always been ours,” says Lena Wildman of the Chiniki Nation. “It’s always been how we identify our homeland.”
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