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Interview – Jean-Luc Fournier – Interactive map Stories from the Land

Interview – Jean-Luc Fournier – Interactive map Stories from the Land

9 July 2019 à 12:00 am

Updated on 13 September 2022 à 3:59 pm

An interactive map highlighting the official place names from indigenous languages or dialects in Canada was released as part of the national indigenous peoples day on June 21st. The toponymy analyst for the Geographical Names Board of Canada, Jean-Luc Fournier, gave more details on this initiative, in this interview with Eric O’Brien.