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Keki’namuanen Msit Wen Wlo’tmnen Nmaqami’kminu Sites
Keki’namuanen Msit Wen Wlo’tmnen Nmaqami’kminu now cares for over 50 properties across Mi'gma'gi. You can see the locations of these properties by scanning the map below. If you would like to know more about these lands or if you and your family are interested in donating, selling, or putting a conservation easement on your property for the health and well being of the next seven generations of trees, plants, animals and people, please reach out to us at : info@migmaqlandtrust.ca
Featured Donations
Wela'lieq (Thank you) to everyone who has donated or sold their land to Keki’namuanen Msit Wen Wlo’tmnen Nmaqami’kminu. Here are some of the beautiful properties that were donated to us. If you would like to talk to us about selling or donating your land please reach out to us at: info@migmaqlandtrust.ca
Shemogue
Two adjoining properties in Shemogue, totalling 44 hectares, were generously donated to us by the Nature Conservancy of Canada. We are so truly thankful to receive this gift as an act of reconciliation for the benefit of the next seven generations of trees, plants, animals, and people. Approximately 25% of the property is wetlands with willow and alder thickets. The rest of the land is healthy 2nd-growth forest with mature stands of aspen, birch, red spruce, and white pine. The forest supports a thriving community of plants and animals, including a natural osprey nest, tiam (moose), lentug (deer), wapus (hare), matues (porcupine), and atu'tuej (squirrel), along with a large variety of birds. The property is close to large salt marshes and is accessible to nearby communities. The closest First Nation communities are Tjipõgtõtjg (Bouctouche), L’nui Menikuk (Indian Island) and Amlamgog (Fort Folly).
Beaumont
This 1.2 hectares property was donated to the Mi’gmaq people by Daniel LeBlanc and his family during an Ancestor ceremony held on a sacred Mi’gmaq burial ground located on the Fort Folly Peninsula at Beaumont, NB. The land consists mainly of salt marsh and stretches along 450 meters of the Petigotiag (Petitcodiac) River mud flats, just 100 meters from where the ceremony took place. Migratory shorebirds stop here to feed on the mudflats every summer, and any day of the year, you can see Gitpu (bald eagle) soaring overhead. This is a very special place for Mi'gmaq families near and far, and Keki'namuanen Msit Wen Wlo'tmnen Nmaqami'kminu honors the responsibility of taking care of the land for the benefit of all. The Elder who held the ceremony and received the extraordinary gift said the donor's act of kindness brought tears to her eyes. When she shared the news with the nearby community of Amlamgog, people cheered, and one man spoke up and said, 'now that is reconciliation.'
Blackville
In the spirit of reconciliation, Nature Trust New Brunswick (NTNB) donated this 39 hectares property to Mi'gmaqwe'l Tplu'taqnn so it can be protected by Keki’namuanen Msit Wen Wlo’tmnen. The forested property includes about 15 hectares of protected wetland and is only 450 meters away from the shore of the Southwest Miramichi River. The closest First Nation communities are Metepenagiag and Natoaganeg. This project will benefit community members on and off reserve for years to come by providing an accessible conservation area for the L'nu (people) to connect with the land and exercise rights and land-based activities.
Woodpoint Bog
This 28 hectares peatland in the Sikniktewaq district of Mi’gma’gi, 20 km from Amlamqoq (Fort Folly) First Nation was donated to Keki’namuanen Msit Wen Wlo’tmnen Nmaqami’kminu by Barry Lubarsky and his late sister Jenny Battle. This land is a true gift of beauty; as far as the eye can see there are Mqo’qewi’k (picture plants), Kawatk (black spruce), Su’nl (bog cranberry) and so many other medicines and berries. Animals are hard to spot, but staff at Fort Folly Habitat Recovery confirmed three species of at risk birds and recorded the tracks of Tiam (moose) and Wapus (snowshoe hare). Protecting this property for the establishment of IPCAs would not have been possible without the friendship and support of so many other conservation initiatives and organizations. Wela’lieq: Nature Conservancy of Canada, Nature Trust New Brunswick, Canadian Wildlife Service, Ducks Unlimited & Community Forest International.
Tetagouche River
The Lo family donated this land to the Mi’gmaq people with no strings attached, as they believed it would have made their mother, Lucy, very happy.
This beautiful 19 hectares property - Gespe’geweq (Gaspe), is located 14 km from Oinpegitjoig (Pabineau) and is close to the community’s Mawiomi (gathering), gas station & complex located at 1555 Vanier Blvd off Route 11 in Bathurst, NB. It is on the north shore of the Totogotjg (Squirrel) /Tetagouche River and is accessible on foot by crossing the Atlantic Host Bridge, a lovely walk from the hotel parking lot.
The property has approximately 2.8 hectares classified as regulated wetlands and there is about 850 meters of frontage on the Tetagouche River. According to the Pacifique (1927:198) as cited on the l’nu place names website, Totogotjg means squirrel. Amaljugwej (raccoons) can be seen along the river too!