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Family Names

Telling Our Twisted Histories by CBC

Jun 14, 202100:23:05Society & Culture

Where do surnames O'Bomsawin, Mukash, and Ikey come from? In our culture, names are powerful gifts given us by our ancestors, highlighting a character trait that shows up at birth, or designating a life mission for each...

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Family Names is an episode from Telling Our Twisted Histories by CBC. Where do surnames O'Bomsawin, Mukash, and Ikey come from? In our culture, names are powerful gifts given us by our ancestors, highlighting a character trait that shows up...

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Published Jun 14, 2021, 00:23:05 long, audio available.

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Where do surnames O'Bomsawin, Mukash, and Ikey come from? In our culture, names are powerful gifts given us by our ancestors, highlighting a character trait that shows up at birth, or designating a life mission for each of us to embrace. But ever since settlers arrived on our shores, our names have been distorted, or flat-out fabricated. Together, we will explore and decolonize the stories of our FAMILY NAMES. For transcripts of this series, please visit:

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Published Jun 14, 2021 and 00:23:05 long