L’nuey and the Province have partnered to raise awareness of Mi’kmaw place names across Epekwitk. Over 40 heritage road signs have been raised to date.
The place names initiative grew out of community consultations on the future of Mi’kmaw Nationhood, where the importance of revitalizing Mi’kmaw language and culture emerged as a central theme. For many in attendance, a return to tradition — language, ceremony, forms of government, land use — was foundational to that vision.
Mi’kmaw place names are descriptive. They are rooted in the geography and human history of the Island — in what a place is, what it offers, what we did there. Unlike English place names that transpose names from elsewhere or commemorate individuals, Mi’kmaw names hold a record of how we have always known this land. Reclaiming them is part of the broader work of language revitalization and reconciliation.
Mi’kmaq on the Map
A one-page map of every Mi’kmaw road sign on the Island, with pronunciations, meanings, and a checkbox to mark each one you’ve found.
