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Support for changing B.C.'s name on the decline: poll (www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com)

submitted 3 months ago by LimpRimble@lemmy.ca to c/britishcolumbia@lemmy.ca

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[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Ooooh BC -> C and DC -> C

Me: I’m going to Columbia. Them: Canada, US or SA?

[–] TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I say we piss literally everyone off and change it to British Colombia.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

How about United Kingdom's Colombia?

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

How about English Colombia?

[–] blindsight@beehaw.org 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

They aren't suggesting dropping the "British", rather they are asking about changing the name to something more representative of the Indigenous Peoples of BC who have been keepers of the land since time immemorial.

Not sure how that would work, though, as there are so many Nations and languages in the province.

Like, "Powell River School District" is now "qathet School District". They didn't just drop "Powell" to call it "River", lol.

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Sorry, I suppose my humor doesn’t always transfer via text.