\u00a0By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com A documentary about a First Nation\u2019s request to have the name of Powell River, B.C. changed will have its world debut at Toronto\u2019s Hot Docs Festival this month. The film, titled t\u0259m k\u02b7a\u03b8 nan \u2013 Namesake, features interviews with members of the Tla\u2019amin Nation, who have spent years attempting to get the name of its neighbouring city altered. According to Tla\u2019amin belief, as stated in the film\u2019s trailer, names carry history, teachings and responsibilities. Powell River gets its name from Israel Wood Powell, who served as B.C.\u2019s superintendent of Indian Affairs for 17 years from 1872 to 1889. Powell played a key role in the establishment of Indian residential schools. He also had a role in banning the potlach and in the… <\/p>\n
\u00a0By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com A documentary about a First Nation\u2019s request to have the name of Powell River, B.C. changed will have its world debut at Toronto\u2019s Hot Docs Festival this month. The film, titled t\u0259m k\u02b7a\u03b8 nan \u2013 Namesake, features interviews with members of the Tla\u2019amin Nation, who have spent years attempting to get the name of its neighbouring city altered. According to Tla\u2019amin belief, as stated in the film\u2019s trailer, names carry history, teachings and responsibilities. Powell River gets its name from Israel Wood Powell, who served as B.C.\u2019s superintendent of Indian Affairs for 17 years from 1872 to 1889. Powell played a key role in the establishment of Indian residential schools. He also had a role in banning the potlach and in the... <\/p>\n