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
So many people triggered over something that will literally have zero relevance in their lives.. must be exhausting to be so angry all the time
Dumb. People associate PEI with confederation. Leave it alone!
Will ALWAYS call it CONFEDERATION BRIDGE. Leave the name alone. Who can even pronounce the new name.
What the HELL! —— NO!
Absolutely ridiculous
Harder to say
All the obvious racists here having a problem with stuff not being named after white people stuff...
Do it
Please change name of Island as well...it's offensive.
Jesus! Next thing they'll want to change the name Canada to a native word!!! /s
Cornwallis Bridge sounds better to me..
No thanks
But are you giving all the toll money to the Mi’kmaq? That’s how you really curry favour.
Yes. Soon the Canadian Confederation will be nonexistent Goodbye Canada au revoir Hello NWO NewWorldOrder what will be our nation’s name JUSTIN JustinFlation ? TheGreatReset CanaDAO ? Found this book, asking you if should buy it’s $9.99 +tax paperback erasehistory
Ridiculous.
Woke nonsense strikes again. Can't they just go back to saying that biological men can get pregnant
No one can pronounce this shit, its gonna be called 'epic tit'
This week in stupid.
If they change the name give the indiginous people the bill.
They should change Canada to Epektwit. 😂
why not change the name of P.E.I. while they’re at it?!
🙄
You'll have the entire length of the bridge to learn how to pronounce the new name 😋
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