CHARLOTTETOWN — A national park in Prince Edward Island that bears the name of a controversial British general will be renamed. Parks Canada confirmed Friday that it will add a Mi’kmaq name to the Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst National Historic Site, which is near Charlottetown. The official name of the site will now be Skmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst National Historic Site of Canada. She said the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (HSMBC) is making the change on the recommendation of the Mi’kmaq Confederacy of Prince Edward Island. “The HSMBC is aware of public concerns related to sites, events, or persons of national historic significance with ties to colonialism, racism, or other forms of discrimination,” McKenna said.

Source: National Post February 16, 2018 21:11 UTC