Mi'kmaw drumming and dancing marked the official dedication and renaming ceremony held Friday in Dartmouth for the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Kopit Hopson 1752.
Coast guard ship Edward Cornwallis renamed to honour peace treaty with Mi kmaq
The statue of Edward Cornwallis, a controversial historical figure, is seen before being removed in a city park in Halifax on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. A Canadian Coast Guard ship whose identity paid tribute to the controversial founder of Halifax is being renamed in honour of an 18th Century treaty between a British governor and a Mi kmaq chief. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan April 06, 2021 - 7:50 AM
HALIFAX - A Canadian Coast Guard ship whose original name paid tribute to the controversial founder of Halifax is being renamed to recognize an 18th century peace treaty between a British governor and a Mi kmaq chief.
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A Canadian Coast Guard ship whose original name paid tribute to the controversial founder of Halifax is being renamed to recognize an 18th-century peace treaty between a British governor and a Mi’kmaq chief.
Indigenous leaders and historians said last year the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Edward Cornwallis should stop honouring a military officer who offered a bounty for scalps of the Mi’kmaq people.