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Minister's Island Pre-contact Sites

The shell midden on Ministers Island is one of many sites around Passamaquoddy Bay which attest to an extensive and ancient occupation of the area. Evidence shows that Aboriginal people lived here at least 2500 years ago. The archaeological remains of four houses, dating back some 1200 years, and the mound of shells left from generations of shellfish harvesting indicate that this was probably a coastal winter settlement. The Passamaquoddy people, who continue to live in parts of New Brunswick and Maine, are descendants of these early coastal dwellers.

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Sites archéologiques Minister's Island

À l’instar de nombreux sites de la baie Passamaquoddy, ce lieu témoigne d’une occupation humaine qui remonte à plus de 2 500 ans. Les vestiges archéologiques de quatre maisons, datant de 1 200 ans, ainsi que des amoncellements de coquillages, résultats de très nombreuses pêches aux mollusques, révèlent que l’endroit servait de campement d’hiver côtier. Les Pesmocodys, qui habitent toujours certaines régions du Nouveau-Brunswick et du Maine, sont les descendants de ces anciens occupants.

Note: The plaque also carries text in an Indigenous language.
Location: 550 Water Street, Minister's Island
Emplacement : 550, rue Water, Minister's Island
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 45.070962, -67.037192
Source: Parks Canada – Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorative plaques (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
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