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Mount Douglas (SENĆOŦEN: pq̕áls or PKOLS) is a prominent, hill in Greater Victoria, British Columbia. It is located on the ancestral lands of the Saanich and Songhees people. == Name == The original name was PKOLS (), used by the aboriginal Saanich and Songhees people. English colonizers changed the name for the second governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island, Sir James Douglas In 2013 a movement was started to reestablish its original name.〔(''Mount Douglas Name Change Supported By Noam Chomsky'', Canadian Press, May 22, 2013 )〕 The Reclaim PKOLS movement has appealed to the BC Geographical Names Office for a formal name change. There has yet to be an approval of this petition. On May 22nd, 2013, a new "PKOLS" sign was brought to the top of the mountain by a group of WSANEC and Lekwungen chiefs, joined by several hundred supporters . This sign was later removed by the Saanich Parks Board, without consultation, due to their concerns about the anchor bolts interfering with electrical wiring. It was later re-installed at a different location.〔http://www.vicnews.com/news/229311701.html〕 PKOLS means "White Head" in SENĆOŦEN dialect. This mountain was a culturally significant gathering and meeting place SENĆOŦEN and Lekwungen peoples, a site for ceremonies and sharing important news. 〔http://socialcoast.org/taking-the-names-down-from-the-hill/item/history〕 In the mid-nineteenth century, it was called Cedar Hill, and was home to logging operations. Local mills supplied the growing city of Victoria, including the original Hudson's Bay Company fort, transporting lumber south along present day Cedar Hill Road. It was brought under protected status in 1889. Finding no cedars on the hill called "Cedar Hill," Captain Henry Kellett renamed it "Mount Douglas," as recorded in the Fort Victoria Journal by Roderick Finlayson.〔http://www.fortvictoriajournal.ca/1846-august.php?hl=de&q=hill〕 Although this informal renaming occurred in Douglas' lifetime (it was given the appellation "Mount" in order to honour the governor's status), the name "Mt. Douglas" was not officially adopted until 1910. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mount Douglas, Greater Victoria」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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