Comments on: Globe&Post: Georgia Strait to become Salish Sea? http://jnarvey.com/2008/03/09/globepost-georgia-strait-to-become-salish-sea/ Essays and opinions on current affairs and politics. Published from Vancouver, Canada by new media writer Jonathon Narvey Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:24:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jnarvey http://jnarvey.com/2008/03/09/globepost-georgia-strait-to-become-salish-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-628 jnarvey Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:04:13 +0000 http://jnarvey.com/2008/03/09/globepost-georgia-strait-to-become-salish-sea/#comment-628 The Salish See, you say? Hmmmm. That IS a better name. Cheers. The Salish See, you say? Hmmmm. That IS a better name. Cheers.

]]> By: dj gunning http://jnarvey.com/2008/03/09/globepost-georgia-strait-to-become-salish-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-629 dj gunning Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:47:19 +0000 http://jnarvey.com/2008/03/09/globepost-georgia-strait-to-become-salish-sea/#comment-629 The Salish Spectator? Come on, a much more fitting and appropriate name for the local paper would be The Salish See. The Salish Spectator? Come on, a much more fitting and appropriate name for the local paper would be The Salish See.

]]> By: Alex http://jnarvey.com/2008/03/09/globepost-georgia-strait-to-become-salish-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-630 Alex Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:15:22 +0000 http://jnarvey.com/2008/03/09/globepost-georgia-strait-to-become-salish-sea/#comment-630 I'm opposed to the renaming; not only for the fact that it would wipe out the anglo-historical aspect of the name, but also because calling it a "sea" would be geographically incorrect! It's a strait, not a sea. But alas, even if they were to suggest renaming it the "Salish Strait" I would still be against it. Are politicians really so bored over in Legislature that they need this to preoccupy them? And if it went through, we would have to pay for all the map changing, textbook changes, signs would have to be adapted... It just never ends, does it? I’m opposed to the renaming; not only for the fact that it would wipe out the anglo-historical aspect of the name, but also because calling it a “sea” would be geographically incorrect! It’s a strait, not a sea.

But alas, even if they were to suggest renaming it the “Salish Strait” I would still be against it. Are politicians really so bored over in Legislature that they need this to preoccupy them? And if it went through, we would have to pay for all the map changing, textbook changes, signs would have to be adapted…

It just never ends, does it?

]]> By: Israel "izzy" Cohen http://jnarvey.com/2008/03/09/globepost-georgia-strait-to-become-salish-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-632 Israel "izzy" Cohen Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:57:28 +0000 http://jnarvey.com/2008/03/09/globepost-georgia-strait-to-become-salish-sea/#comment-632 Map of Napi, creator of the Blackfoot indians, aka The Old Man The English names are translated from Siksika. 010 Ka na nahtsis Siksika head-dress compare Hebrew natsah = plumage,feathers [Strong 5133] 015 Sound lake English ears 017 Eye Creek Hill English eye 020 Nose Hill English at Calgary, center of face 021 Nose Creek English nose 023 Lick creek English tongue 025 Calgary cf Hebrew GoLGoLes = skull 030 ? Siksika backbone = Rocky Mountains 040 Heart River English 050 Elbow River English part of his arm 055 Hand Hills English hand ? 060 Bow River English his bow 070 Little Bow English his arrow 080 Porcupine hills English his breastplate 100 Belly River English 105 Chief Mountain English male member 110 Thighs River English 120 Knees River English 130 Blackfeet River English near Missoula, Montana 140 Old Man River English Napi alias Map of Napi's wife, aka The Old Woman 010 Old Woman near Medicine Hat 011 Medicine Hat Siksika saamis = head-dress of medicine man 020 Po kaw ke lake Siksika name of the Old Woman 030 Milk River English lactation 040 Cypress Hills English womb 050 Elk Island her dress 060 Seven Person's = her children Anthropormorphic maps are generated by configuring the body of a god or goddess over the area to be mapped. The name of each part of that body becomes the name of the area located under that part. This produces a scale 1:1 map-without-paper on which each name indicates its approximate location and direction with respect to all other names that are derived in this manner on the same map. I have found similar Phoenician maps in Asia minor and north Africa. ciao, Israel "izzy" Cohen BPMaps moderator http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BPMaps/ Map of Napi, creator of the Blackfoot indians, aka The Old Man

The English names are translated from Siksika.

010 Ka na nahtsis Siksika head-dress
compare Hebrew natsah = plumage,feathers [Strong 5133]
015 Sound lake English ears
017 Eye Creek Hill English eye
020 Nose Hill English at Calgary, center of face
021 Nose Creek English nose
023 Lick creek English tongue
025 Calgary cf Hebrew GoLGoLes = skull
030 ? Siksika backbone = Rocky Mountains
040 Heart River English
050 Elbow River English part of his arm
055 Hand Hills English hand ?
060 Bow River English his bow
070 Little Bow English his arrow
080 Porcupine hills English his breastplate
100 Belly River English
105 Chief Mountain English male member
110 Thighs River English
120 Knees River English
130 Blackfeet River English near Missoula, Montana
140 Old Man River English Napi alias

Map of Napi’s wife, aka The Old Woman

010 Old Woman near Medicine Hat
011 Medicine Hat Siksika saamis = head-dress of medicine man
020 Po kaw ke lake Siksika name of the Old Woman
030 Milk River English lactation
040 Cypress Hills English womb
050 Elk Island her dress
060 Seven Person’s = her children

Anthropormorphic maps are generated by configuring the body of a god or goddess over the area to be mapped. The name of each part of that body becomes the name of the area located under that part. This produces a scale 1:1 map-without-paper on which each name indicates its approximate location and direction with respect to all other names that are derived in this manner on the same map.

I have found similar Phoenician maps in Asia minor and north Africa.

ciao,
Israel “izzy” Cohen
BPMaps moderator
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BPMaps/

]]> By: Jarrett http://jnarvey.com/2008/03/09/globepost-georgia-strait-to-become-salish-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-631 Jarrett Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:35:12 +0000 http://jnarvey.com/2008/03/09/globepost-georgia-strait-to-become-salish-sea/#comment-631 Not that those are bad choices by any stretch of the imagination. It's just that I'd bet a shiny penny that these streets were named back in the days of anglophilia and haven't been changed since then. Not that those are bad choices by any stretch of the imagination. It’s just that I’d bet a shiny penny that these streets were named back in the days of anglophilia and haven’t been changed since then.

]]> By: Jarrett http://jnarvey.com/2008/03/09/globepost-georgia-strait-to-become-salish-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-633 Jarrett Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:34:04 +0000 http://jnarvey.com/2008/03/09/globepost-georgia-strait-to-become-salish-sea/#comment-633 I'm just more impressed by the apparent lack of controversy over some of the street names in this city which more clearly take pride in our anglo heritage. Beyond Granville (named after the Earl) or whatever. Just look at the west end: Crown, Highbury, Waterloo, Dunbar, Collingwood, Blenheim, MacDonald... And let's not even get into the ones named after battles: Ortona, Ghent, Antwerp, Dieppe, Balaclava, Trafalgar... I’m just more impressed by the apparent lack of controversy over some of the street names in this city which more clearly take pride in our anglo heritage. Beyond Granville (named after the Earl) or whatever. Just look at the west end:

Crown, Highbury, Waterloo, Dunbar, Collingwood, Blenheim, MacDonald…

And let’s not even get into the ones named after battles: Ortona, Ghent, Antwerp, Dieppe, Balaclava, Trafalgar…

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