Random Facts About Canada: For Naynay
I’m starting a new blogment because there are certain people in Cairo who profess to know nothing about Canada. This honesty, or arrogance, gave me an idea.
Naynay: “I’m not afraid to say it…I know nothing about Canada.”
Kent: “Naynay, I’m going to do a ‘Random Facts about Canada’ segment on my blog just for you.”
Naynay is a Black (forgive me if that’s politically incorrect) trainee from the Midwestern United States, but has spent time in New Hampshire, of all places. Ironically, her real name, Anjene, has French roots.
So, Naynay, here is the first of what I’m sure you hope are many random Canadian facts:
The name “Canada” is actually a First Nations’ word. As the commercial goes, the white people are being led by the First Nations People through the forest. They get to a clearing and one of the First Nations guys points to the village and says, “Kanada.”
“Kanada?” replies one of the white guys, completely oblivious to the meaning of the word.
In a stroke of brilliance, the other white guy says, “We shall call this nation ‘Canada’.”
In reality, the First Nations person was actually referring to the village, which is “Kanada” in his language.
So, our country is named after a village, which is somewhat fitting because our population is a relative village compared to most other countries.
posted by kent @ 8:43 a.m.
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i love it :)
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I had a wicked fight with a friend about the origins of our country's name on Canada day.
Scene: Megan and Matt's Backyard (Actually not Megan's Backyard, but that's the place my toothbrush lived and I was recorded to be living for the official census that occured during the 4 month "homeless" stint)
Characters: Random houseguests, Megan, Tony, Matt
Important Props: Barbeque, many empty beer cans
International Friend: Where does the name Canada come from?
Megan: Obviously, it's a native word for "Village"...Kanada.
Tony: NO! It's derived from the Portugeuse "De nada aqui"..there's nothing here.
Megan: Dude! Do you not watch the Heritage Moments paid for by the illustrious Canada post?!
Tony (who is, incidentally, of Portugese descent): Are you questioning my heritage?!
Megan (who is, incidentally, a mixed breed mess of quasi-european descent): Are you questioning OUR heritage?
Neighbours: SHUT UP!
Actually, Kent, I was always wondering if Kanada meant the name of the village or the word village itself?!
Gotta love those Heritage Canada commercials.
what are the first nation people?
sweet... keep it up,, i know very little about canada myslef - we should do a game night and ask question about canada... haha how random
Ryan: The First Nations people are the ones who first inhabited the area that is now known as Canada.
Luli: I'd be down for that, although the many Americans in this place might storm out of the room when they find out we burnt down a wing of the White House.
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