The provincial government is installing new signs along the highways and access roads in Labrador that will include dual place names in Innu-aimun and English.
The initiative is part of ongoing reconciliation efforts with the Innu people.
In 2015, the province adopted the dual naming system for over 400 features and places of social and economic activity.
The signs will recognize place name in both languages, as well as recognize the significance of and history of Innu culture in the province.
In total, 21 signs are in the process of being put up. They will be found on:
Highway 520
Ushatshi-tshinusheu – Gosling Pond
Uashikanashteu-shipu – Goose River
Highway 500
Manitu-utshu – Muskrat Falls
Kamitinishkau-shipiss – Lower Brook
Etuat-shipiss – Edwards Brook
Uapushkakamau-shipu – Pinus River
Tshiashku-paushtik – Gull Island
Anikutshash-shipiss – Cache River
Nakapishku-nipi – Wilson River
Maikan-nipiu-shipiu – East Metchin River
Tshinusheu-shipiss – West Metchin River
Patshishetshuanau – Churchill Falls
Highway 510
Mishta-shipu – Churchill River
Manatueu-shipiss – Traverspine River
Tshenuamiu-shipu – Kenamu River
Pakut-shipu – Saint Augustine River
Forest Access Roads
Grand Lake/Kakatshu-utshishtun Forest Access Road
Cape Caribou/Kaneshekat Forest Access Road
Arrowhead Lake/Amishku-nipi Forest Access Road
Goose River/Uashikanasteu-shipu Forest Access Road
Orma Lake/Kakuetipapukunanut Road
