The Mi’kmawey Debert Interperative Trail Celebrates 10 years

Elder Doug Knockwood offers a prayer during the opening remarks. Image courtesy of Adam Gould, Tripartite Forum.

For the last ten years, the Mi’kmawey Debert Interpretive Trail has been a community-wide resource with hundreds of guided tours being provided to students, scholars, and the general public. On October 25^th 2013, a celebration was held at the trail to commemorate 10 years of the Mi’kmaw Nation sharing the stories of the Debert-Belmont Archaeological sites. The festivities included interpretive trail walks, a hands-on kids corner, waltes playing and cultural presentations. The staff from The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq and the Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre project would like to extend a sincere thank you to Wilsons Fuel Co. and Tim Hortons for their donations as well as to all who helped us celebrate this wonderful day.

As one of the first projects initiated by the Mi’kmawey Debert Elders’ Advisory Council, the Trail has become a place of pride for them. From left to right, Donald Julien…

Visitors had the opportunity to learn about waltes from the Elders, a Mi’kmaw game that relies on chance and mathematical skills.

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