Tracadie

Tlaqatik wejiaq Mi’kmawey klusuaqn wjit “Ta’n etlqatmumk” kisna “Telikati” teltek nkutey nemitumk sa’qewey napuikaqn ke’kwe’ke’l. Ewe’wasik Tla’qatik wjit elt pilue’l maqamikal etekl msit tami Mi’kma’ki, wejkwa’taqnik aqq me’ kiskuk Mi’kmaq wmitkiwow etek wjipenuke’l Kanata. Mi’kmawi’sultijik na’tamiaw 7000 te’sitjik wenik, tel-wikasik aqq tel-taqa’tumk nkutey teli’simk ta’n tett wettapeksimk. (mawkimuemk 2021)

Tracadie comes from the Mi'kmaw word meaning “encampment” or “the place for camping.” It is used for several places throughout Mi'kma'ki, the traditional and current territories of the Mi'kmaq in eastern Canada. The Mi'kmaw language, with various spellings and pronunciations in different regional dialects, is spoken at home by over 7,000 people. (Census 2021)