Embark on an immersive journey through vibrant Mi'kmaq culture in Elsipogtog, New Brunswick! Experience a captivating 1.5-hour exploration. Enter the community teepee for a soul-cleansing smudging ceremony. Follow the serene Heritage Path, discovering ancient wisdom and nature's remedies. Step into authentic wigwams, longhouses, and sweat lodges crafted by revered locals. Engage at the Cultural Center, where your questions about Mi'kmaq culture find answers. Depart with a profound connection to their teachings and customs. Unforgettable adventures await in the 2025 season!
We are located at 29 Big Cove Road, Elsipogtog, First Nation New Brunswick, Canada E4W 2S1 Elsipogtog Tourism & Gift Shop
After a traditional greeting, guests will enter the community raised teepee for a smudging ceremony along with teachings and insights that will help connect the past to the present cultural ways and customs. After this enlightening and significant introduction, guests are led by one of the interpretive knowledge keepers into the natural, forested Heritage Path where they will learn about traditional and time honored ways of using Mother Nature’s gifts and medicines for a better self and community. This 2023 season will see guests experiencing our authentically constructed wigwam, longhouse and sweatlodge made by our local elder and knowledge keeper. Guests will be able to step inside and feel how life would have been like back in ancestral times! The last part of the journey takes place in the Cultural Center where guests have a safe space to ask any questions they may have about the Mi'kmaq culture, in order to further their understanding of the true way of life at Elsipogtog.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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