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Epekwitk is the Mi’kmaq word for “something lying on the water,” and it is the traditional name the Mi’kmaq people have long used to describe the Island.
“The renaming of Confederation Bridge to Epekwitk Crossing is one way for Prince Edward Island and Canada to show a commitment to upholding the rights of Indigenous people, which are protected under the Constitution.”Article content “On Epekwitk, we take reconciliation seriously,” said Karla Bernard, the Green member for Charlottetown-Victoria Park. “This is a really special opportunity, and I want to thank the three leaders in this house for bringing this forward.”
“Indian agents even had the authority to rename people, if you can wrap your mind around that …. We have to remember what was taken. We have to remember that ancestral names have been lost.”The 12.9-kilometre bridge linking P.E.I. with New Brunswick was completed in 1997 after four years of construction, using crews of more than five thousand local workers, says the
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