Squaw Cap, New Brunswick

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Squaw Cap
Peedamkee'jos
Squaw Cap Mountain (2012).jpg
Squaw Cap Mountain
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Location of Squaw Cap, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°53′00″N66°54′00″W / 47.883333°N 66.9°W / 47.883333; -66.9
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick
County Restigouche
Parish Eldon
Electoral Districts
Federal

Madawaska—Restigouche
Provincial Restigouche West
Government
  Type Local service district
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
E3N
  • 0A3-0A4
  • 4V1-4V2
  • 5A7-5A8
  • 6G5-6G9
Area code 506
Access RoutesNB 17.svg Route 17

Squaw Cap is an unincorporated community in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. [1]

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History

William Francis Ganong identified the Mi'kmaq name for Squaw Cap as Peedamkee'jos. [2]

The community will be renamed Evergreen in January 2024, with the nearby mountain of the same name returning to the original name of Meto'mqwijuig Mountain. [3]

Notable people

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References

  1. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Squaw Cap
  2. "N.B. stuck with racial slur in 7 place names pending procedural review". CBC News. November 9, 2021.
  3. McNally, Trevor (23 November 2023). "Racial Slur Dropped from N.B. community's name" . The Tribune. p. A1. Retrieved 25 November 2023.