Naming Matters: Personal Names & Institutional Identification Practices during Settlement in Canada

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  • Diane Dechief University of Toronto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/cais555

Abstract

This paper examines how people who have migrated to (Ontario) Canada and have personal names from outside of British origins are motivated to change their names. Describing how these name shifts mediate experiences of settlement and identity, the paper focuses on migrants’ interactions with federal & provincial institutions.

Cette communication s’intéresse aux raisons pour lesquelles les nouveaux immigrés canadiens (en Ontario) changent leur nom lorsque celui-ci n’est pas d’origine anglo-saxonne. Décrivant comment ces changements de noms façonnent l’expérience d’établissement et l’identité, l’article s’intéresse précisément aux interactions entre les migrants et les institutions fédérales et provinciales. 

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Published

2013-10-21

How to Cite

Dechief, D. (2013). Naming Matters: Personal Names & Institutional Identification Practices during Settlement in Canada. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of CAIS Actes Du congrès Annuel De l’ACSI. https://doi.org/10.29173/cais555

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