Mothers explain why it's important to give their children Ojibwe names
Maintaining and reviving traditional naming practices is part of reclaiming Indigenous languages and rights, as these mothers show. My...
Why some names don't just roll off the tongue
A new article in Vox gives tips for how to treat unfamiliar names with respect. https://www.voxmagazine.com/news/name-pronunciation/artic...
Culturally sensitive ways to learn names that are unfamiliar to you
This article offers some suggestions for teachers to learn unfamiliar names of their students. For more do’s and don’ts, check out my...
Anglicize your name as a newcomer? Yes or no?
This is a story aimed at newcomers who are debating whether to change their names in Canada. https://canadianimmigrant.ca/living/communit...
Article Published: "Differential Responses to Constraints on Naming Agency among Indigenous Peo
Do Canadians treat immigrants and indigenous people the same when it comes to names? Here is my latest article comparing constraints on...
"My wife can never call my name in public"
Three men whose name is Jihad/Jehad talk about what it’s like to have a name with negative associations for English-speakers and their...
'Don't say my name wrong at graduation'
Pronouncing names correctly at graduation is a topic I have written about here and it mentions NameCoach, a web-based service for...