“This is something that should have been done a long long time ago,” says mother Crystal A.J. Smith of the change in policy.
A Campbell River couple has won a challenge to get their son a birth certificate that uses Kwakwala characters.
In future, the ability to claim names will be open to all Indigenous peoples, including older individuals. Shaw, a traditional carver, is Liǧwiłdax̌w and a member of the Wei Wai Kum First Nation in Campbell River. Smith, who is Ts’msyen and Haisla, was adopted into the Heiltsuk Nation. Smith, in a phone interview on Wednesday, said the change is “a monumental moment” but wants all Indigenous people in the province benefit.
“This is something that should have been done a long long time ago,” Smith said, noting B.C. has the highest number of Indigenous languages and dialects in the country.
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