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Richmond renames street after B.C.'s first Indigenous lieutenant-governor
Steven Point says he's honoured to have a street named after him in Richmond, B.C., but the former lieutenant-governor hopes people won't forget the racism and injustice associated with the street's former namesake, Joseph Trutch.
Point, who is chancellor of the University of British Columbia and Grand Chief of the Stó꞉lō Tribal Council, acknowledges the street's name change is a good step toward reconciliation, but hopes people continue to learn from history, rather than "painting over the bad spots."...
The City of Richmond is one of at least three municipalities in B.C. to abandon the Trutch name in a move toward reconciliation. Vancouver councillors also voted to rename the city's Trutch Street last year.
And in February, Victoria approved the change for its Trutch Street to become Su'it Street. Su'it is the English spelling of a Lekwungen word, səʔit, which means "true or real."