{"product_id":"ancient-land-new-land-skmaqn-port-la-joye-fort-amherst-national-historic-site-of-canada-paperback-1","title":"Ancient Land, New Land: Skmaqn - Port-La-Joye - Fort Amherst National Historic Site of Canada - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. J. B. Johnston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJesse Francis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSkmaqn -- Port-La-Joye -- Fort Amherst National Historic Site reflects on a place that helped shape and define Prince Edward Island, offering a history of the site and explaining its importance to three distinct peoples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor the Mi?kmaq, Skmaqn was and is part of their ancient and ongoing traditional territory of Epikwitk.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor the Acadians, Port-la-Joye was a new home and the scene of great tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor the British, Fort Amherst was a place where another chapter of colonization began.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis history speaks to nation-wide and universal themes: Indigenous-settler relations and the challenges of newcomers adapting to a new land. The story presented in these pages is a witness to the struggle of refugees, the desire to plan and build, the destruction of war, and, throughout, the resilience and resolution of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"As the location of the first formal settler - Mi'kmaw interaction and relationship-building on our Island, it marks a before-and-after moment, a turning point in our history.\" -- Chief Darlene Bernard, Lennox Island First Nation, Co-chair, Epekwitk Assembly of Councils.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 105\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 7.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47517612179677,"sku":"9781773660707","price":26.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/SE9kci9xemRhRHZhZm5RQi9RQjREQT09_50910751-fa8a-45dc-9212-60380c33a2e0.webp?v=1772202057","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/ancient-land-new-land-skmaqn-port-la-joye-fort-amherst-national-historic-site-of-canada-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}