By Canadian Press

Stoney Nakoda Nation unveils new name for mountain peak near Canmore

Sep 30, 2020 | 2:30 PM

CANMORE, AB – Stoney Nakoda women elders have revealed their new name for a prominent landmark in the Alberta Rockies with a racist and misogynistic nickname.

The offensive name for the feature on Mount Charles Stewart combines a derogatory term for an Indigenous woman and slang for a woman’s breast.

A ceremony was held yesterday near the town of Canmore to bring back the peak’s original Indigenous name: Anû kathâ Îpa, or Bald Eagle Peak in English.

Elders say the landmark was long overdue for a name change.

The derogatory nickname for the landmark has been used in several hiking and climbing guides, on Google maps and on many trail websites – although some sites have recently removed it.

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There have been two other attempts to officially name the landmark, but the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation board rejected both.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 30, 2020.

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