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British Columbia needs to change its name to recognize the need for a new relationship between indigenous and non-indigenous people according to artist Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun.

He’s even come up with a few suggestions: Northwest Coast Territory or Traditional Native Territories.

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Yuxweluptun wants a name change to help make people recognize that most of B.C. is on unceded land that indigenous people have never surrendered by treaty. He’d like to see people vote in a referendum on a new name to replace British Columbia.

Yuxweluptun recognizes that people may have fun coming up with new names that reflect the province’s indigenous ownership.

“Some people will say the Province of Indian Land, Native Country, Native Province, or Super Natural Indian Province, ” Yuxweluptun said in an interview in his studio.

“So they’ll come up with some nice names. Some might come up with funny ones – and nasty ones.”