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From YouTube: JUNE 2 2022 Statements Adam Olsen
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
first
north
and
islands.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
The
statement
was
written
by
otakin
bc.
Green
caucus
intern
in
proud,
haida
2019,
the
skitigate
haida
immersion
program
submitted
a
request
to
the
queen
charlotte
city
council,
to
change
the
municipality's
name
back
to
the
original
village
site,
traditional
village
site
after
over
three
years
on
may
16th.
The
council
voted
unanimously
to
give
the
colonial
name
queen
charlotte
city
back
to
the
crown
the
municipality
just
south
of
skitigate
is
reclaiming
the
traditional
village
name,
daejing
geets.
A
Our
people
have
endured
centuries
of
colonization,
forced
resettlement,
disease,
the
stealing
of
our
ancestors
and
children,
and
attempted
destruction
of
our
culture.
Yet
still
we
survived
a
population
of
30
000
was
decimated
by
smallpox
to
a
mere
600
haida,
and
yet
we
survived.
The
changing
of
a
name
may
not
seem
significant.
A
After
all,
it's
only
a
few
words
but
to
the
first
peoples
of
this
land.
Mr
speaker,
it
means
everything
it
shows
that,
despite
the
acts
to
dism
diminish
us,
we
are
still
strong.
We
are
still
here
and
our
place
names
deserve
to
reflect
that
indigenous
place.
Name
are
so
important
for
everyone
in
reconnecting
with
the
land
upon
which
we
live.
Our
culture
is
the
language,
is
the
land?
Is
the
water?
A
A
I
celebrate
the
community
and
the
people
on
haida
gwaii
that
worked
so
hard
to
get
to
this
point,
and
I
want
to
celebrate
all
nations
and
communities
that
seek
to
reclaim
their
traditional
place,
names
that
continue
to
fight
back
against
the
centuries
of
colonization.
We
were
forced
to
endure
we're
still
here,
we're
still
strong.
We
are
haida
haiswa,
oh
judd,.