Skmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst

Skmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst is a National Historic Site of Canada in Rocky Point, Prince Edward Island.

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The Mi’kmaq have inhabited Epekwitk (Prince Edward Island) for millennia. At this site, known in Mi’kmaq as Skmaqn, or “waiting place,” the Mi’kmaq met the French in the 18th century to renew their friendship and military alliance at a time when the French and British empires were fighting for supremacy in North America. One of the first permanent French settlements on the island, Port-la-Joye was the seat of colonial government and a port of entry. From this site, surrendered to Great Britain in 1758 and renamed Fort Amherst, the British organized the deportation of more than 3,000 Acadians.

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SKMAQN—PORT-LA-JOYE—FORT AMHERST Les Mi’kmaq habitent Epekwitk (Île-du-Prince-Édouard) depuis des millénaires. Au XVIIIe siècle, ils rencontrent les Français en ce lieu nommé Skmaqn ou « lieu d’attente » en langue mi’kmaq, pour renouveler leur amitié et leur alliance militaire durant une ère où les empires français et britannique luttent pour la suprématie en Amérique du Nord. Port-la-Joye, un des premiers établissements français permanents sur l’île, est un port d’entrée et le siège du gouvernement colonial. De ce lieu, cédé à la Grande-Bretagne en 1758 et renommé fort Amherst, les Britanniques organisent la déportation de plus de 3000 Acadiens.

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Skmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst

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