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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.
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.
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The new name to be installed this year during the ship’s refit in Shelburne, N.S., will be Canadian Coast Guard Ship Kopit Hopson 1752.
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