Pjila'si Unama'kik - welcome to Cape Breton

Mi’kmaq welcoming the world: stories and music

Explore stories of pre-colonial life, first contact, and interactions between cultures, climate, land and waters.

Campfire
Mkwesaqtuk/Cap-Rouge Group Fire pit
Mondays
July 6, August 25 & September 1 to 15, 2025 
7 pm
English

Beach Walk
La Bloc Beach
Mondays
July 14 to August 18
4 pm
English

Mi’kmaq stories at MacIntosh Brook

A Day in the Park with Graham. Drop in as you drive through or come and stay a while. Mi’kmaw Interpreter, Graham Marshall, will be out and about at MacIntosh Brook Day Use Area and Trail every Tuesday. Share in the inspiration of the day – be it a stroll, a story, a song, or a skill – they all come with a deep passion and spirit of sharing and understanding.

MacIntosh Brook Day Use Area/Campground and Trail.
Tuesdays,
10 am – 12 pm & 1 – 4 pm
English

L’ Acadie No’kmaq | Mi’kmaq and Acadians – friends through time.

Stop by and join the conversation about relations, respect, and the guiding philosophies that nourish them. The stories of the people of this place, Chéticamp / Awja’tu’j, come to life with Interpreters Graham and Jennifer.

Chéticamp Visitor Centre Teepee
Wednesdays
3 – 5 pm
Bilingual

Pjila’si Unama’kik

A warm welcome to L’nu culture of Unama’ki - Cape Breton. Come in and take your place, as Mi’kmaw Interpreter, Graham Marshall, welcomes you to explore the diversity of culture, language and communities in Unama’ki - Cape Breton.

Chéticamp Visitor Centre Teepee
Wednesdays
Drop in between 1 – 2:30 pm

Saturdays & Sundays
Drop in between 2 - 4 pm
English

The heartbeat of the drum: an introduction to Mi’kmaw drumming and song

Join Graham Marshall, Co-Founder of the Mi’kmaw Drum Group “Sons of Membertou”, for a hands-on introduction to Mi’kmaw music and its enduring connection to the natural world.

Robert’s Brook Group Fire Pit (Chéticamp Campground)
Saturdays
7 pm
English/Mi’kmaw

A fire with the ancestors

Stories and Songs with Mi’kmaw Interpreter, Graham Marshall. Share stories and songs around the campfire at Robert’s Brook. Bring your instruments if you wish, a camp chair, and a song in your heart.

Robert’s Brook Group Fire Pit (Chéticamp Campground)
Saturdays
8 pm
English

For the love of samqwan

A Mi'kmaw perspective on the Chéticamp River
Join Mi'kmaw Interpreter Graham Marshall for a walk along a portion of the Salmon Pools Trail and embrace the voice and varied perspectives of the land and its inhabitants.

Salmon Pools Trailhead
Sundays
10 am
2 hrs
2 - 3 km
English