Mi'kmaq name Skmaqn added to P.E.I. national historic site

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-national-historic-site-renaming-mikmaq-1.4538786

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A Mi'kmaq name will be added to the Port-la-Joye—Fort Amherst national historic site in P.E.I., recognizing the traditional name for the site and its Indigenous history.The site will be renamed Skmaqn—Port-la-Joye—Fort Amherst National Historic Site of Canada, said Minister of the Environment Catherine McKenna.

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Skmaqn, pronounced Ska-MAA-kin, means "the waiting place." It is thought to have its origins in the years 1725 to 1758 when the Mi'kmaq of Epekwitk and French leaders met annually at the site to renew their relationship and military alliance and would have to wait for the French leaders to arrive from Cape Breton, N.S.

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The Best of Both Worlds - Two Eyed Seeing

Bringing Mi'kmaw Knowledge and Western curriculum together

https://www.edcan.ca/articles/the-best-of-both-worlds/

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Young people who know who they are and where they come from and who are connected with their Ancestors' language, with Elders, with Ta'ntelo'lti'k / Mi'kmaw Knowledge, and with their community and Nation… find themselves woven into a multi-dimensional network of understandings that will help them find success in their chosen careers. This, in turn, helps to enrich our communities in ways that we can only begin to imagine. Our communities will grow. We all benefit.

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