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Canada has some weird place names, and a few have interesting stories behind them. Today, I am looking at the story of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan! The location of the present-day city was first marked as Moose Jaw Bone Creek in 1857 on a map created by John Palliser during the Palliser Expedition. There are two main theories of where that name came from. The first theory is that it comes from the Plains Cree. They called the area moscâstani-sîpiy, meaning "a warm place by the river". The Cree word moscâs means warm breezes. The first two syllables of the word sound like "Moose Jaw". The Cree and Assiniboine used the area as a winter encampment because the Missouri Coteau sheltered the valley and gave it warm breezes. The second theory is that the name comes from the fact the Moose Jaw River, as it goes through the city, looks like the jaw of a moose. One story that was circulated in the history of Moose Jaw was that the name was inspired by the Earl of Dunmore. While traveling through the area, it was said he repaired his cart with the jawbone of a moose. This has since been proven to be untrue. If you enjoy my Canadian history content, you can support my work with a donation at https://t.co/u12Dmz8vKv