Squaw Cap
Peedamkee'jos
Unincorporated community
Squaw Cap Mountain
Squaw Cap Mountain
Squaw Cap, New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick
Squaw Cap, New Brunswick
Location of Squaw Cap, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°53′00″N 66°54′00″W / 47.883333°N 66.9°W / 47.883333; -66.9
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyRestigouche
ParishEldon
Electoral Districts
Federal
Madawaska—Restigouche
ProvincialRestigouche West
Government
 • TypeLocal service district
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
  • 0A3-0A4
  • 4V1-4V2
  • 5A7-5A8
  • 6G5-6G9
Area code506
Access Routes Route 17

Squaw Cap is an unincorporated community in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.[1] Squaw Cap has beautiful land covered in lush forests and running brooks.

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

See also

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.




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