Nova Scotia town joins others in removing the name Cornwallis from municipal property
The committee said changes are needed because the parks and street were originally named after former Nova Scotia governor Edward Cornwallis, who issued a “scalping proclamation” in 1749 that offered a bounty to anyone who killed Mi’kmaq men, women or children.
Several other Nova Scotia communities have removed the name from their streets, including Bridgewater, Kentville, Halifax and Sydney. A statue of the British military officer was also removed from a park in downtown Halifax.Story continues below advertisement The plan in Lunenburg is to find new names that will honour Mi’kmaq and African Nova Scotian figures.
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