Local names rooted in history

Description

Media Type: Newspaper
Description: Van Norman Street named after Judge John Van Norman ; William McGillivray ; North West Fur Company ; Animikie is name for Mount McKay and Thunder Bay ; Caribou Island ; Alexander Henry ; Dog Lake comes from animosaigaigun, meaning shaped like a dog ; Kakabeka named after Kakabeking Bawtick, meaning high falls cliff ; Kaministikwai means river of islands ; Jacques de Noyon ; Roderick MacKenzie ; LaVerendrye ; Keewatin means north winds ; Loch Lomond ; Mount MacKay ; William MacKay ; Dawson's Landing ; Prince Arthur's Landing ; Col. Wolsley ; Shuniah Township ; Shuniah Mine ; John and George McVicar ; Shebandowan
Notes: Full text available on microfilm at the Brodie Resource Library
Date of Publication: 29 Sep 1996
Subject(s): Historic sites
History
Language
Names
Pioneers
Settlements
Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- History
Language and Languages
Indigenous peoples -- Canada
Language of Item: English
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