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If a group of First Nations get their wish, Calgary will be renamed Wichispa Oyade — Stoney Nakoda terms that roughly translate to elbow town.

The Stoney Nakoda have applied to have a long list of well-known places across southern Alberta changed to reflect traditional names given by their people — a conversation Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi welcomes.

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“A nation-to-nation relationship does not mean that one side gets everything it wants, or the other one gets everything it wants, but I love this kind of thing because it opens up a thoughtful conversation for us, in terms of how we truly recognize both the history and the future of the land that we share,” Nenshi said Monday.

Asked if Calgary should change its name, Nenshi said he didn’t think so, adding, “but let’s keep talking.”

In addition to Calgary, the Stoney Nakoda’s application letter to the Alberta government also includes renaming Canmore, the Bow River, Mount Allan and dozens of other sites that they consider to be part of their territory.