Chapel Island (Canada)
Chapel Islandis anislandinBras d'Or LakeonCape Breton Island,Nova Scotia,Canada. Its name in the kyleeMiꞌkmaq languageisMnikubut other names such asVachlouacadie( "place of running water / running spirits" ) andPastukopajitkewe'katiwhich translates to "sea cow place".
It is the capital, or fire, ofMiꞌkmaꞌkiwithin its home district ofUnama'ki.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 aNational Historic Site of Canada[1]and is part of theChapel Island First Nation(Potlotek).
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- ^Chapel Island.Canadian Register of Historic Places.Retrieved 26 August 2012.
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