Experience Mi’kmaw culture, traditions and language
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
Experience guided Mi’kmaw cultural programs including petroglyph tours, paddling ancestral waterways, Wejisqalia’ti’k Mi’kmaw encampments and traditional Mi'kmaw quillwork.
Connect with Mi'kmaw Culture at Kejimkujik!
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Text: Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site, Nova Scotia
[Overhead shot of Kejimkujik.]
[Kids running through the woods and interacting with Mi'kmaw Wigwam and campfire area.]
[Parks interpreter teaching visitors about different tools used by the Mi'kmaw people.]
[Parks interpreter serving hot beverages to visitors.]
[Visitors walking along Kejimkujik lakeside trails.]
[Visitors interacting with Mi'kmaw artifacts as a Parks Interpreter teaches them about the objects.]
[Visitors walking down to the petroglyphs and being taught the history displayed on the rocks.]
[A visitor scooping water with their hands from Kejimkujik Lake.]
[A couple standing in the water by the shore of Kejimkujik Lake.]
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site logo.
[A sunset over Kejimkujik Lake.]
Credits:
Parks Canada logo.
© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by Parks Canada, 2018.
Canada wordmark.
Demonstrations (drop-in programs)
Petroglyph tours
The petroglyphs are in a restricted area, and the tours are the only way visitors can access them.
(Registration required)
(Registration required and fees apply)
Free activities for kids
Explore Merrymakedge
There is a great story in the woodlands, lakes, rivers, bogs and barrens of Kejimkujik. It is a story 4,000 years in the making, equal parts history and legend.
Wejisqalia’ti’k means: “We grew up from the earth.” For the Mi’kmaq, this word incorporates thousands of years living and respecting their homeland, Mi’kma’ki.
Map
Legend
Restricted area
Mi'kmaw Cultural Landscape Monument
Parking
Outhouse
Gender-specific washrooms
Picnic shelter
Playground
Picnic area
Mi'kmaw Encampment Site
Parking
Restaurant
Lakeview Cafe & Eatery
Etli-Mawita'mk: The Gathering Place (Merrymakedge P4)
Picnic shelter
Outhouse
Merrymakedge Beach
Parking
Gender-specific washrooms
Picnic shelter
Playground
Picnic area
Barrier-free access
Wi-Fi
Sorting station
Swimming
No dogs allowed
On-leash dogs allowed (Merrymakedge Beach)
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