Adventures (www.thetorngats.com). For
tamer pursuits, on Prince Edward Island's
Lennox Island, take home more than
memories: make a traditional Mi'kmaq hand
drum, create a birchbark art piece with
porcupine quills or prepare Bannock cooked
in the sand while listening to stories of
traditional life on Lennox Island
(www.lennoxisland.com).
New Brunswick invites guests to partici-
pate in Indigenous festivals and learn more
about the province's First Nations by
partying along the powwow trail all summer.
Discover traditional artefacts and practices
at Metepenagiag Heritage Park, which
houses a prehistoric Mi'kmaq village with
displays of archaeological findings that
provide glimpses into ancient times. The
Augustine Mound, a cemetery dating back
beyond 600 BC, adds to the mystery and
history (www.tourismnewbrunswick.ca/
indigenous).
Across the bay in Nova Scotia, Elders
share stories about creation at the
Wagmatcook Culture and Heritage Centre
(www.wagmatcook.com). And in
Membertou, just outside Sydney, the
Mi'kmaq Medicine Walk is an educational
stroll through the medicinal practices used
by their ancestors. It includes a dream
catcher workshop and the breaking of
traditional luskinikn bread (www.member
toutcc.com).
Less than two hours from Halifax,
connect further with the Mi'kmaq by joining
a guided cultural program at Kejimkujik
National Park. This starts with viewing some
of the 500 petroglyphs they created
centuries ago. Then witness the ancient
the Indigenous-terroir themed restaurant
called La Traite, which is helmed by
Michelin starred chef, Marc de Passorio
(www.tourismewendake.ca).
MARITIMES
In Newfoundland and Labrador, the Torngat
Mountains Inuit-led Base Camp & Research
Station offers wildlife viewing reputedly
unlike anything in the world. This includes
adventurous treks such as Wolf and Caribou
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