Language

Pimachiowin Aki is a UNESCO World Heritage Site straddling the border of Ontario and Manitoba, with a huge diversity in its ecosystem, protected for that very reason. In Ojibwe, the term means 'land that gives life.'

Kikiskitotawanawak Iskewak Lakes is a new name for a place in Saskatchewan, meaning 'we honour the women'. 

Sintaluta, Saskatchewan takes its name from the Lakota language, meaning red tail.

Ile-a-la-Crosse is a Metis community in Saskatchewan with a history linked to the fur trade. The Metis people are a unique blend of indigenous and French-descended peoples who form a culture all their own.

Dezadeash Lake finds its origins in the Tlingit language, meaning end of lake.

Okotoks means rock in the Blackfoot language, and this place looms large in their cultural beliefs.

Multiple names in multiple languages for the same river- the Mackenzie, which makes its way to the Arctic Ocean.

Saving these languages depends of course on how many still use them. Some are endangered, while others are not. 

This lava flow in British Columbia is at the heart of what is called Anhluut'ukwsim Laxmihl angwinga'asanskwhl Nisga'a in the Nisga'a language. In the 1700s, a volcanic eruption happened here, destroying two villages and killing two thousand people. Today the area, including the volcano, is Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park.

In beliefs of the Tsilhqot'in people, Ts'illos and ?Eniyud were a couple who parted ways, and were turned into mountains. Today they are deemed powerful protectors.

Finally, Taaw Tldaaw comes from the Haida language, referring to a volcanic formation in Haida Gwaii, BC, now part of Naikoon Provincial Park.