tha e ruideigin mi-fhreagarrach gun teagamh, is thainig seo gun follais air deagh bhuintealas neo aonta neo tuigse eadar an da thaobh.
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Glen Mac Donald
12 years ago
out with it
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Evan Nemeth
12 years ago
Given that the English have historically attempted to stamp out the culture of the Gaels, I feel it is an insult to pair "Royal" with "Gaelic College."
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Erin MacKenzie
12 years ago
I don't see how anyone thought this was an appropriate thing to do. Gaelic has been almost eliminated by english. I don't find it this new name appropriate.
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D Mac
12 years ago
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The oxymoronic "Royal" affixed to "Gaelic" is, at the least, absurd; at the most, an affront to Gaels everywhere, let alone attached to an institution specifically designed to maintain the language and history of a people long oppressed by the Crown. Cuimhnichibh air na daoine bho’n d’thainig sibh!
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June McLean
12 years ago
Considering the history, I find it disrespectful and view it as a betrayal to the Gaels past and present. Stamping "Royal" to the Gaelic college is equivalent to stamping the "Swastika" to the progress of the Jewish people. It lacks good judgement and common sense.
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Anna Timmons
12 years ago
Canadian ,,,,,,we are not Brits, so we do not want the title * Royal *.
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Allan MacMaster
12 years ago
Here is why: http://nslegislature.ca/index.php/proceedings/hansard/C94/house_13dec12/#HPage867
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Nona MacDermid
12 years ago
As a native of the St. Ann's Bay area, a Gael, and the producer of North America's first Gaelic language film, I have many connections to the Gaelic College. I cannot understand why anyone would pour salt in the age old wound of the British treatment of the Gaelic people by adding "Royal" to our beloved GC. I do not have any belief in a monarch, I do not believe in the concept of royalty, and I surely do not want to have our proudly Canadian Gaelic College sullied by the addition of the term "royal.". We're Canadian Gaels - not Brits!!!!
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Dorothy Mark
12 years ago
"Royal" really has nothing to do with the Gaelic College, therefore I feel strongly it should not be added to the name.
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Gary Malloy
12 years ago
.....The descendants remember !!!!!!
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Sean Gillis
12 years ago
It is only recently that I've started to realize how much stereotypical 'Scotch' or 'Scottish' culture is a mis-match of appropriated Gaelic culture and tartanism. Institutions like the College are working hard to shed the image of 'Scottish' that has been projected on Gaelic communities by others. They are reviving the music, language and culture! The Royal prefix, in this case, does not seem appropriate. There are many forces that contributed to the decline in Gaelic culture, but the British government and Crown certainly played a large role. Seeking approval from these institutions is certainly not in the spirit of the community led revitalization of Gaelic culture.
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DENNIS Laffan
12 years ago
The college is in my community. I haven't a single person in my community of St. Ann's Bay express support for the name change or it's affiliation with anything " royal" in fact most people I talk to express outrage at the Board of Governors for once again betraying the trust of its community. The province of Nova Scotia should withdraw funding to the college until order is restored and the current board replaced.
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Lauren Vancans
12 years ago
pretentious
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Michael Mackay
12 years ago
The dubious benefits of the title "Royal" do not, in my opinion, justify the cost to the image and intent of the Gaelic College to promote Scottish Gaelic language and culture. It is time that those in charge of the administration of the college understand that there is inherent worth, value, and prestige in the name "Gaelic" and Gàidhlig, and that their charter truly is to inform the rest of society about that inherent worth. To display that the title "Royal" is a requirement or even a benefit to gain some kind of stature in the world does a grave disservice to the heritage of the college and of the Gaelic speaking people.
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paul mac lellan
12 years ago
From my understanding of Then and now its an insult to have us honoring,the Royals.Get rid of it.
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paul mac lellan
12 years ago
From my understanding of Then and now its an insult to have us honoring,the Royals.Get rid of it.
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Hamish Moore
12 years ago
The proposed change would be a political contradiction and shows no understanding of Gaelic cultural history and its context within colonial power.
tha e ruideigin mi-fhreagarrach gun teagamh, is thainig seo gun follais air deagh bhuintealas neo aonta neo tuigse eadar an da thaobh.
out with it
Given that the English have historically attempted to stamp out the culture of the Gaels, I feel it is an insult to pair "Royal" with "Gaelic College."
I don't see how anyone thought this was an appropriate thing to do. Gaelic has been almost eliminated by english. I don't find it this new name appropriate.
The oxymoronic "Royal" affixed to "Gaelic" is, at the least, absurd; at the most, an affront to Gaels everywhere, let alone attached to an institution specifically designed to maintain the language and history of a people long oppressed by the Crown. Cuimhnichibh air na daoine bho’n d’thainig sibh!
Considering the history, I find it disrespectful and view it as a betrayal to the Gaels past and present. Stamping "Royal" to the Gaelic college is equivalent to stamping the "Swastika" to the progress of the Jewish people. It lacks good judgement and common sense.
Canadian ,,,,,,we are not Brits, so we do not want the title * Royal *.
Here is why: http://nslegislature.ca/index.php/proceedings/hansard/C94/house_13dec12/#HPage867
As a native of the St. Ann's Bay area, a Gael, and the producer of North America's first Gaelic language film, I have many connections to the Gaelic College. I cannot understand why anyone would pour salt in the age old wound of the British treatment of the Gaelic people by adding "Royal" to our beloved GC. I do not have any belief in a monarch, I do not believe in the concept of royalty, and I surely do not want to have our proudly Canadian Gaelic College sullied by the addition of the term "royal.". We're Canadian Gaels - not Brits!!!!
"Royal" really has nothing to do with the Gaelic College, therefore I feel strongly it should not be added to the name.
.....The descendants remember !!!!!!
It is only recently that I've started to realize how much stereotypical 'Scotch' or 'Scottish' culture is a mis-match of appropriated Gaelic culture and tartanism. Institutions like the College are working hard to shed the image of 'Scottish' that has been projected on Gaelic communities by others. They are reviving the music, language and culture! The Royal prefix, in this case, does not seem appropriate. There are many forces that contributed to the decline in Gaelic culture, but the British government and Crown certainly played a large role. Seeking approval from these institutions is certainly not in the spirit of the community led revitalization of Gaelic culture.
The college is in my community. I haven't a single person in my community of St. Ann's Bay express support for the name change or it's affiliation with anything " royal" in fact most people I talk to express outrage at the Board of Governors for once again betraying the trust of its community. The province of Nova Scotia should withdraw funding to the college until order is restored and the current board replaced.
pretentious
The dubious benefits of the title "Royal" do not, in my opinion, justify the cost to the image and intent of the Gaelic College to promote Scottish Gaelic language and culture. It is time that those in charge of the administration of the college understand that there is inherent worth, value, and prestige in the name "Gaelic" and Gàidhlig, and that their charter truly is to inform the rest of society about that inherent worth. To display that the title "Royal" is a requirement or even a benefit to gain some kind of stature in the world does a grave disservice to the heritage of the college and of the Gaelic speaking people.
From my understanding of Then and now its an insult to have us honoring,the Royals.Get rid of it.
From my understanding of Then and now its an insult to have us honoring,the Royals.Get rid of it.
The proposed change would be a political contradiction and shows no understanding of Gaelic cultural history and its context within colonial power.
leave the name why change it.
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