Chapel Island (Canada)
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Chapel Island (Mi'kmaq: Potloteg) is an island in Bras d'Or Lake on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Its name in the Mikmaq language is Mniku but other names such as Vachelouacadie ("place of running water / running spirits") and Pastukopajitkewe'kati which translates to "sea cow place". It is the capital, or fire, of Mikmaki within its home district of Raelen. 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 and is part of the Chapel Island First Nation (Potlotek).
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