Re: 鈥淪tudent 鈥榳arriors鈥� spark change in park鈥檚 name,鈥� June 4.
It was heartening to see that First Nations students at L脕U,WELNEW Tribal School have convinced the powers that be, to change the name of John Dean Park to L脕U,WELNEW / John Dean Park. That is a significant accomplishment.
My other reason for writing this comment is to commend the Times 91原创 for including the phonic pronunciation of L脕U,WELNEW as 鈥渢lay-will-nook鈥�. Who knew?
I think it is proper to use historic place names wherever possible and to properly say the names of the various First Nations from whence they came. Many of our country鈥檚 place names stem from native roots. Some are familiar Tsawwassen, Sooke, Ottawa, Kitimat and even Canada itself, but some are not. When I read the names of First Nations people written in their unique alphabet, I am at sea. I have no idea how to pronounce them. If I am to show proper respect, I need the proper pronunciation.
Thanks for the phonic translation of L脕U,WELNEW (tlay-will-nook) in your article and please increase your use of phonics in the future.
Don Boult
Saanich
