The Point Douglas Residents Committee is asking the city to rename a street in their neighbourhood to reflect the area’s Indigenous population.

The committee wants Rover Avenue’s name changed to Migizi, which is Ojibwe for bald eagle.

The name was chosen because there is a family of eagles that live along the Red River by Rover Avenue.

“We believe this is a very important and significant application recognizing the City of Winnipeg’s commitment to reconciliation with the Indigenous community,” Sel Burrows, the head of the Committee said.

Burrows said members noticed all the street names in the area are European.

The North Point Douglas committee says one-third of the neighbourhood’s population is of Indigenous descent, but right now the area has no Indigenous language street names.