The federal budget, tabled Tuesday, emarks $71.9 million to establish Canada’s 11th national park reserve at Pituamkek — a chain of islands off northwestern P.E.I. that has great cultural significance to the Mi’kmaq. Lennox Island First Nation Chief Darlene Bernard worked to secure the money, and she spoke to CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin about what the national park designation means for her community.
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