What's in a Name? Digging into Mill Woods Place Names with City Hall School

We are surrounded by names. Our friends have names. Our streets and our neighbourhoods have names. Our schools and our buildings have names. The word for the name of a specific place or space is a toponym. While I’m not a toponymist (someone who studies place names professionally), I understand that these names are laden with the stories, people, places, and social systems surrounding them.The Edmonton Heritage Council was recently visited by City Hall School students from Mill Woods. Mill Woods has no shortage of names steeped with meaning. These students, for example, came from Sakaw School, which is a Cree word for "wooded area".