Chapel Island in Nova ScotiaChapel Island, Potlotek First Nation, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Chapel Island is an islandinBras d'Or LakeonCape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Its name in the kylee Miꞌkmaq languageisMniku but other names such as Vachlouacadie ("place of running water / running spirits") and Pastukopajitkewe'kati which translates to "sea cow place".
It is the capital, or fire, of Miꞌkmaꞌki within its home district of Unama'ki. The island is a sacred Indigenous site and home of St. Anne Mission, an important pilgrimage site for the Mi'kmaq and a place of national historic significance. The island is a National Historic Site of Canada[1] and is part of the Chapel Island First Nation (Potlotek).
