An act of reconciliation at Province House in Charlottetown

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Chief Darlene Bernard of Lennox Island First Nation, who can be co-chair of the Abegweit Meeting of Councils, was among the many Mi’kmaq management, L’nuey and Parks Canada representatives who took half in a ceremony at Province Home in Charlottetown on Nov. 2, whereas the constructing is in its closing part of renovations.

Bernard stated the occasion included a smudging ceremony with the Mi’kmaq as a technique to “reset the tone of the constructing” as a optimistic act of reconciliation.

After the ceremony, Parks Canada president and CEO Ron Hallman stated colonial discussions and selections that occurred within the constructing previously each excluded and impacted Indigenous individuals.

Bernard stated when the constructing reopens to the general public, vital Mi’kmaw articles shall be a part of the interpretive shows.