Prince George, B.C.-  When Prince George City Council meets on Monday June 15th, it will  consider a recommendation which calls for Fort George Park to be renamed Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park.The recommendation comes from Councillor Murry Krause who writes  that since this is the  City’s 100th  anniversary, there is an opportunity to “acknowledge historic wrongs that have profoundly impacted generations of Lheidli T’enneh” .

Krause is calling upon Council to  consider renaming  Ft. George Park  to  commemorate  when the Lheidli T’enneh were forced from the area and relocated to Shelley.  He points out  the Lheidli T’enneh Burial Grounds are within the park and are all that is left of the Lheidli T’enneh village that was destroyed in 1913.

Krause also calls  on Council to  have the Lheidli T’enneh  flag  fly  permanently on one of the flag poles in front of City Hall serving to recognize the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation as a level of government  and  that this is  their traditional territory.

 Editor’s Note:

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