Jeffery Amherst
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Montreal’s Amherst Street name change to mark National Indigenous Peoples DayThe new name will honour someone of Indigenous significance.CanadaJun 19, 2019
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Adding Aboriginal name to controversial PEI site an ‘insult’ says Mi’kmaq leaderCatherine McKenna, the federal minister responsible for Parks Canada, issued a statement on Friday confirming the official name of the site will now be Skmaqn-Port-la-Joye-Fort Amherst National Historic Site of Canada.CanadaFeb 19, 2018
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Nova Scotia premier cautions against erasing contentious historical figuresThe town of Amherst, N.S., was named for Jeffery Amherst, who supported giving smallpox-laced blankets to Indigenous Peoples and whose military victories ended French rule in Canada.CanadaSep 14, 2017
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Montreal to strike name of British general Amherst from city mapAmherst Street is named after the British general who supported giving smallpox-laced blankets to the Indigenous people.PoliticsSep 13, 2017
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Should Montreal’s Amherst Street be renamed after Jacques Parizeau?Is it time to change the name of a Montreal street that honours a British officer who ordered the spread of smallpox during the Pontiac War?CanadaJun 4, 2015
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