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Mi'kmaq Culture Tour: Explore Elsipogtog's Heritage
4.8
23 Ratings
29 Big Cove Rd
Discover Mi’kmaq culture in Elsipogtog, NB. Join a 1.5-hour tour with smudging ceremonies, wigwams, and cultural insights. Book your 2023 adventure now.
Discover Mi’kmaq culture in Elsipogtog, NB. Join a 1.5-hour tour with smudging ceremonies, wigwams, and cultural insights. Book your 2023 adventure now.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Elsipogtog First Nation - 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…
- Elsipogtog First Nation - 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.
What's Included
- All Fees and Taxes
- All Fees and Taxes
What's Not Included
- Snacks
- Snacks
Additional Information
Embark on an engaging journey through the vibrant Mi’kmaq culture in Elsipogtog, New Brunswick! Enjoy a fascinating 1.5-hour exploration. Begin with a soul-cleansing smudging ceremony inside the community teepee. Stroll along the peaceful Heritage Path, uncovering ancient wisdom and natural remedies. Explore authentic wigwams, longhouses, and sweat…
Embark on an engaging journey through the vibrant Mi’kmaq culture in Elsipogtog, New Brunswick! Enjoy a fascinating 1.5-hour exploration. Begin with a soul-cleansing smudging ceremony inside the community teepee. Stroll along the peaceful Heritage Path, uncovering ancient wisdom and natural remedies. Explore authentic wigwams, longhouses, and sweat lodges, all crafted by esteemed locals. Visit the Cultural Center, where your curiosity about Mi’kmaq culture will be satisfied. Leave with a deep connection to their teachings and traditions. Unforgettable adventures await in the 2025 season!
Location
29 Big Cove Rd
Big Cove Road
We are located at 29 Big Cove Road, Elsipogtog, First Nation New Brunswick, Canada E4W 2S1
Elsipogtog Tourism & Gift Shop
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(23 Ratings)
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L2704lwmariano
Sep 25, 2025
An adventure in learning! - We just spent the morning learning about the culture of the Mi’kmaq and are so much the better for it. Thank you Kayla for sharing your vast knowledge and experience in an easily understandable manner. You have moved us along the reconciliation path.
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681edwardi
Aug 2, 2025
Great tour for my family - Great experience. Guides (Kayla, Hailey and Monica) were very welcoming and knowledgeable . It was very informative and my kids really enjoyed it.
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Jennifer
Aug 1, 2025
Learning about the Mi’kmaq clan. - Informative and shared their knowledge in an interactive and well structured way. The three leaders did an amazing job of informing us about their culture, people, and community. Would go back again!
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Cassieo208
Jul 9, 2025
Excellent, informative and interesting tour led by friendly and expert members of the Mi’qmaq community. - Fully recommend this tour which helped us better understand the Mi’qmaq traditions and culture. The guides for the day; Kayla, Hayley and Monica all made us feel very welcome and shared the knowledge and experiences of their community with us in a way that was interesting and engaging throughout.
The smudging ceremony was a great start before heading outside to learn about the ways that the natural world are utilised for healing and medicine by elders and to see how traditional wigwams are made. The guides were so friendly and knowledgeable and the q and a at the end with beautiful Luski bread was a lovely end to the tour.
Everyone should go on this tour and learn about the Mi’qmaq culture and how they enrich our understanding of community, love and medicine. Thanks so much for a great experience.
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Lynn
Jun 30, 2025
Inspiring, educational, and FUN - Kayla and Monica were so welcoming. Their knowledge of the MicMaw culture and their passion for sharing their knowledge is amazing and inspiring😊. (Monica’s bannock-chef’s kiss 😘) when I left I felt that we made a small step forward on the TRC path. I highly recommend this tour! Also-beautiful artworks and crafts in the shop.
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Zaina_t
Jun 28, 2025
Great - Warm tour
rich with information
about great people
Yummy freshly baked bread
Very sweet tour guide and assistant
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Ab20172018
Jun 22, 2025
Experience insight and connection - The tour was a really transformative experience and I am so grateful for the opportunity to connect to the wonderful traditions of the Mi'kmaq through our knowledgeable and engaging guides. Every part of the tour was strong, from the smudging ceremony which felt like a powerful and warm welcome, to the forest walk where there was a lot of learning about the social, environmental and cultural heritage, to the closing session where there was opportunity to further connect with our hosts.
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D5518aedenisem
Oct 17, 2024
Take the tour, you will not regret it! - This was such a wonderful learning experience for myself and my partner. Kayla and Sharona were very knowledgeable and made the tour very interesting and spiritual. It was an honour for us to be included in their smudging ceremony. So many beautiful things in the gift shop from local and other indigenous artists. I would suggest this tour to anyone wanting to learn more about our indigenous neighbours.
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C9580wrjoses
Aug 7, 2025
The Flow - Very nice Q and A, But hosts need to be better at presenting the topics during the tour. The ritual at the beginning was a very nice way to start.
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Agata
Jan 6, 2025
Booking was confirmed, however the place was closed - We drove for 2 hours only to discover the place was closed. The booking was confirmed via email. No way of contact as they dont answer the phone.
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