

Name Change At IFC
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.”* But what if your name carries the lingering stench of European explorers so limited in vision that they mistook North America for a part of Asia? What if your name was not a name at all, but a label imposed by colonial overseers, without your input or consent? This is the smell of “indian” for many Anishinaabe. In celebrating the 40th Anniversary of IFC, the Board has decided to change o