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Mehtawtik (Meductic), a Wolastoqey village

A stone tablet dated 1717 from the French mission chapel at Meductic, as recorded around 1897.
A stone tablet dated 1717 from the French mission chapel at Meductic, as recorded around 1897. MaliseetTablet1717 · W.O. Raymond. · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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Mehtawtik (Meductic), on the west bank of the Wəlastəkw (Saint John River) in New Brunswick, was the principal settlement of the Wəlastəkwiyik (Maliseet) from before the 17th century, valued for hunting, fishing and fertile soil where families planted corn. The village site has been under the waters of the Mactaquac hydroelectric dam since 1968.

Scope & context

The village site and its significance, not the full history of the Wolastoqey Nation or of the French mission.

Sources behind this record

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Mehtawtik (Meductic) Village National Historic Site ↗

Parks Canada

Description of historic place; Heritage value