Chapel Island (Canada)

Chapel Island, Potlotek First Nation, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Chapel Island (Canada) is located in Nova Scotia
Chapel Island (Canada)
Chapel Island in Nova Scotia

Chapel Island (Mi'kmaq: Potloteg)[1] is an island in Bras d'Or Lake on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Its name in the Miꞌkmaq language is Mniku but other names such as Vachelouacadie ("place of running water / running spirits") and Pastukopajitkewe'kati which translates to "sea cow place".

It is the capital, or fire, of Miꞌkmaꞌki within its home district of Raelen. The island is a sacred Indigenous site and home of St. Anne Mission, an important pilgrimage site for the Mi'kmaq and a place of national historic significance. The island is a National Historic Site of Canada[2] and is part of the Chapel Island First Nation (Potlotek).

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Potloteg". Mi'kmaq Online.
  2. ↑ Chapel Island. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 26 August 2012.

45°43′00″N 60°46′57″W / 45.71667°N 60.78250°W / 45.71667; -60.78250

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