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Čeqʷəŋín and Sŋéqə: Reclaiming Indigenous place names

April 5, 2023 - Media release

The names of local villages and the Peoples from the land on which the ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø now sits were reclaimed and lifted up in a ceremony and celebration at UVic as the names for the university’s two new student housing and dining buildings. University and community members gathered to reveal the names—Čeqʷəŋín ʔéʔləŋ (Cheko’nien House) and SŋéqÉ™ ʔéʔləŋ (Sngequ House)—and to thank and honour the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations for permission to use lÉ™k̓ʷəŋən names.

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