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new Vancouver street name: šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street

https://vancouversun.com/news/sxʷm%C9%99θkʷ%C9%99y̓...
Galvanic Ebony Meetinghouse Idiot
  06/12/25
lol
avocado wagecucks
  06/12/25
which translated into English as “Musqueamview Street....
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  06/12/25
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  06/12/25
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Galvanic Ebony Meetinghouse Idiot
  06/12/25
180 when the ambulance can't find the overdose victim becaus...
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  06/12/25
this will 100% happen and in the article it says the emergen...
Galvanic Ebony Meetinghouse Idiot
  06/12/25
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avocado wagecucks
  06/12/25
Lol caught me not reading. We were recently asked by the cou...
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  06/12/25
“With no fluent speakers left, this change is a landma...
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  06/12/25
The Squamish Nation is known as Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw...
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  06/12/25
They were also known in the area for wide spread slave and r...
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  06/12/25
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Disgusting parlour
  06/28/25
this is why evan is the greatest. sometimes you just assume ...
Swashbuckling Forum
  06/28/25
Shouldn't all their street signs be written in this language...
Charismatic Elastic Band Tattoo
  06/12/25
cr. Vancouverites are libs who voted for this
glassy pungent legend multi-billionaire
  06/12/25
They're mostly Chinese. Whites only came there to cut timber...
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  06/12/25
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  06/12/25
Libs are the biggest faggits in the world and they need to a...
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  06/12/25
Surprised they didn’t name it something Chinese or Hin...
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  06/12/25
is this some sort of jeet language?
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  06/12/25
Feather, not dot
glassy pungent legend multi-billionaire
  06/12/25
It could have been worse; there is apparently a version of t...
glassy pungent legend multi-billionaire
  06/12/25
Gardiner said he has no issue with the name change and it wa...
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  06/28/25
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  06/28/25
Trutch denied the existence of Inidegnous rights
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Date: June 12th, 2025 12:02 PM
Author: Galvanic Ebony Meetinghouse Idiot

https://vancouversun.com/news/sxʷm%C9%99θkʷ%C9%99y̓%C9%99mas%C9%99m-street-vancouvers-newest-street-name-trutch

Welcome to šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street: Vancouver's newest street name is also its first using alphabet other than English

Vancouver follows the City of Victoria, which in 2022 changed all of its Trutch Street signs to Su’it Street, removing the name of the early colonial politician

Author of the article:By Dan Fumano

Published Jun 11, 2025

Vancouver’s newest street name is set to be the city’s first officially named in an alphabet other than English: šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street.

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The new name, which comes from the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language of the Musqueam First Nation, will replace Trutch Street on Vancouver’s West Side if city council approves a staff report at a meeting next week.

The report says the Musqueam First Nation has long advocated for removing the name of B.C.’s first lieutenant-governor, Joseph Trutch, from the street as a way to “acknowledge Trutch’s racist legacy, reduce the prominence of his name, and advance reconciliation efforts.”

Trutch denied the existence of Inidegnous rights and reduced the size of reserve lands, the city website says, and the politician is now “acknowledged as being openly racist and hostile to First Nation Peoples.”

In July 2021, Vancouver’s then-mayor Kennedy Stewart proposed removing the Trutch name and choosing another picked by the Musqueam chief and council, a move that was unanimously supported by council. In September 2022, the Musqueam Nation, or xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, provided the name “šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street,” which translated into English as “Musqueamview Street.”

Some Vancouver neighbourhoods, including Chinatown and the Punjabi Market, have street signs featuring other languages along with the official street name, such as Pender or Main Street. The difference in the new proposal would be that šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm will be the street’s sole official name.

“In accordance with xʷməθkʷəy̓əm wishes, the legal name of the street will be solely šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street, making this Vancouver’s first street named in hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓,” the city report says. “With no fluent speakers left, this change is a landmark moment for the revitalization of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm language, weaving the display of hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ into the public fabric of city life.”

Because this is the first Vancouver street named in an alphabet other than English, the city requested input from several entities, including the city’s legal department, Vancouver Police Department, Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services, B.C. Emergency Health Services, and others.

Emergency service providers raised concerns about “way-finding and ease of pronunciation for callers in distress on the street,” the report states. To address these concerns, city staff recommended posting two street signs on each post along the street, one with “šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm St.” and another below with “Musqueamview St.”

In 2022, the City of Victoria also changed all of its Trutch Street signs to Su’it Street, which means “truth” for the Esquimalt and Songhees First Nations.

If council approves the staff report next week, the new šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street signs are scheduled to be officially revealed at an event on June 20 at St. James Community Square.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736660&forum_id=2#49008376)



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Date: June 12th, 2025 12:32 PM
Author: avocado wagecucks

lol

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Date: June 12th, 2025 12:34 PM
Author: avocado wagecucks

which translated into English as “Musqueamview Street.”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736660&forum_id=2#49008457)



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Date: June 12th, 2025 12:39 PM
Author: avocado wagecucks



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Date: June 12th, 2025 12:42 PM
Author: Galvanic Ebony Meetinghouse Idiot



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Date: June 12th, 2025 12:35 PM
Author: slimy sickened sanctuary bbw

180 when the ambulance can't find the overdose victim because of stupid street names and the family $ues for millions

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736660&forum_id=2#49008462)



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Date: June 12th, 2025 12:35 PM
Author: Galvanic Ebony Meetinghouse Idiot

this will 100% happen and in the article it says the emergency services have already warned the city that this will happen

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736660&forum_id=2#49008466)



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Date: June 12th, 2025 12:39 PM
Author: avocado wagecucks



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Date: June 12th, 2025 12:41 PM
Author: slimy sickened sanctuary bbw

Lol caught me not reading. We were recently asked by the county to change our street name and the houses on our street were given the option to pick a name. The county heavily discouraged names that were difficult to spell or pronounce, mainly because of EMS.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736660&forum_id=2#49008498)



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Date: June 12th, 2025 12:36 PM
Author: Galvanic Ebony Meetinghouse Idiot

“With no fluent speakers left, this change is a landmark moment for the revitalization of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm language, weaving the display of hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ into the public fabric of city life.”

“With no fluent speakers left, this change is a landmark moment for the revitalization of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm language, weaving the display of hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ into the public fabric of city life.”

“With no fluent speakers left,

“With no fluent speakers left,

“With no fluent speakers left,

“With no fluent speakers left,

“With no fluent speakers left,

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736660&forum_id=2#49008470)



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Date: June 12th, 2025 12:38 PM
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Date: June 12th, 2025 12:39 PM
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Date: June 12th, 2025 12:41 PM
Author: slimy sickened sanctuary bbw

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Date: June 12th, 2025 12:43 PM
Author: spruce spectacular legal warrant

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Date: June 12th, 2025 1:25 PM
Author: glassy pungent legend multi-billionaire

The Squamish Nation is known as Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw in our language.

Our Nation’s roots trace back through multiple physical communities, or úxwumixw, before evolving into a government entity in 1923. The majority of our community resides on the North Shore of Vancouver, while a smaller yet significant population inhabits Squamish along the Squamish River. Our Nation is a dynamic force in the region, rooted in our traditions while striving for great things.

https://www.squamish.net/about-our-nation/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736660&forum_id=2#49008614)



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Date: June 12th, 2025 2:15 PM
Author: slimy sickened sanctuary bbw

They were also known in the area for wide spread slave and rape parties heading south into Puget Sound. But I've been told multiple times it was far different than white chattels slavery. I'm not sure how but that's what I was told.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736660&forum_id=2#49008737)



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Date: June 28th, 2025 8:36 PM
Author: Disgusting parlour



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Date: June 28th, 2025 8:45 PM
Author: Swashbuckling Forum

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Date: June 12th, 2025 1:35 PM
Author: Charismatic Elastic Band Tattoo

Shouldn't all their street signs be written in this language?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736660&forum_id=2#49008634)



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Date: June 12th, 2025 1:53 PM
Author: glassy pungent legend multi-billionaire

cr. Vancouverites are libs who voted for this

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736660&forum_id=2#49008673)



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Date: June 12th, 2025 2:09 PM
Author: Charismatic Elastic Band Tattoo

They're mostly Chinese. Whites only came there to cut timber and that's a dead industry now. Everyone needs to go back.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736660&forum_id=2#49008719)



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Date: June 12th, 2025 2:18 PM
Author: slimy sickened sanctuary bbw

It's cool that you have the ability to provide complete bullshit like you know what your talking about and the perseverance to endure.

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Date: June 12th, 2025 1:39 PM
Author: Offensive transparent gay wizard

Libs are the biggest faggits in the world and they need to all be killed violently and painfully.

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Date: June 12th, 2025 1:53 PM
Author: glassy pungent legend multi-billionaire

Surprised they didn’t name it something Chinese or Hindi

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736660&forum_id=2#49008670)



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Date: June 12th, 2025 1:56 PM
Author: vigorous scourge upon the earth volcanic crater

is this some sort of jeet language?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736660&forum_id=2#49008683)



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Date: June 12th, 2025 2:08 PM
Author: glassy pungent legend multi-billionaire

Feather, not dot

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Date: June 12th, 2025 2:02 PM
Author: glassy pungent legend multi-billionaire

It could have been worse; there is apparently a version of the name that has some sort of Egyptian hieroglyphics:

šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musqueam_First_Nation

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736660&forum_id=2#49008700)



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Date: June 28th, 2025 8:36 PM
Author: glassy pungent legend multi-billionaire

Gardiner said he has no issue with the name change and it was not a surprise, but told Global News that when he tried to change his address to the legal Musqueam spelling — šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm — both of his banks told him they have no capacity, nor plans, to be able to recognize the official spelling.

https://globalnews.ca/news/11265368/vancouver-man-institutions-new-indigenous-street-name/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736660&forum_id=2#49056983)



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Date: June 28th, 2025 8:37 PM
Author: Disgusting parlour



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Date: June 28th, 2025 10:13 PM
Author: Vengeful citrine blood rage institution

Trutch denied the existence of Inidegnous rights

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736660&forum_id=2#49057161)