Canadian Geography as National Identity: Hudson’s Bay Company Place Names and their Aboriginal Counterparts
Abstract
The fur trade has a distinctive place in the collective memory of Canadian society, influencing national identity in many ways. Specifically, the fur trade has helped to shape the geography of Canada, which is filled with locales that retain the labels “fort,” “post,” “house,” and “factory.” This paper will discuss the Hudson’s Bay Company’s 1928 call for the collection of Aboriginal place names for “all the posts of the country” and will examine the resilience of these places names and their role in creating a Canadian national identity based on the idea of three founding nations—Aboriginal, French, and English.
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Place names reinforce claims of ownership and power.
“Place names reinforce claims of ownership and power (Schreyer, 2014;Monmonier, 2006).”
From Reconciliation & Indigenous Inclusion In Ontario's Wilderness: An Analysis of Recreational Space in Temagami - n'Daki Menan (2021) · cites this paper as Schreyer, 2014
The visible history of Canada is directly tied to the fur trade, most notably in place names.
“The visible history of Canada is directly tied to the fur trade, most notably in place names; fort, house, factory and post feature heavily in place names on the Ontario map (Schreyer, 2014).”
From Reconciliation & Indigenous Inclusion In Ontario's Wilderness: An Analysis of Recreational Space in Temagami - n'Daki Menan (2021) · cites this paper as Schreyer, 2014
Schreyer (2014) argued that one way to gain control of lands is to illustrate use of language in that land.
“Schreyer (2014) argued that one way to gain control of lands is to illustrate use of language in that land.”
From Reconciliation & Indigenous Inclusion In Ontario's Wilderness: An Analysis of Recreational Space in Temagami - n'Daki Menan (2021) · cites this paper as Schreyer, 2014
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Hintelmann, L. (2021) · Toronto Metropolitan University Thesis · doi:10.32920/ryerson.14652399
- Authors
- Schreyer, C.
- Corresponding author
- Schreyer, Christine
- ORCID
- Schreyer, Christine
- Venue
- International Journal of Canadian Studies
- Published
- 2014-01
- Volume
- 49
- Pages
- 315-334
- ISSN
- 1180-3991 (ISSN-L)
- 1923-5291
- OpenAlex
- W2019787549
- Cited by
- 4
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2022: 1 · 2021: 2
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Canadian Studies (publishedVersion)
- Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Canadian Identity and History
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Indigenous Cultures and History
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Cultural History and Identity Formation
- Keywords
- national identity, place names, Aboriginal place names, Hudson's Bay Company, fur trade, collective memory, Canadian geography, toponymy
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