The Gaspé Peninsula, also known as Gaspesia, is a peninsula along the south shore of the St. Lawrence River that extends from the Matapedia Valley in Quebec, Canada, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It is separated from New Brunswick on its southern side by Chaleur Bay and the Restigouche River. The name Gaspé comes from the Mi'kmaq word gespe'g, meaning "end", referring to the end of the land.
NASA satellite image of the Gaspé Peninsula. Part of Anticosti Island appears to the northeast.
Mont Albert, in the Chic-Choc Mountains of the Gaspé Peninsula
Rocher Percé, c. 1900
Lac aux Américains in Gaspé National Park (Parc national de la Gaspésie)
The Mi'kmaq language, or Miꞌkmawiꞌsimk, is an Eastern Algonquian language spoken by nearly 11,000 Mi'kmaq in Canada and the United States; the total ethnic Mi'kmaq population is roughly 20,000. The native name of the language is Lnuismk, Miꞌkmawiꞌsimk or Miꞌkmwei. The word Miꞌkmaq is a plural word meaning 'my friends' ; the adjectival form is Miꞌkmaw.
Miꞌkmaq-language stop sign in Elsipogtog First Nation
Bible translations into the Miꞌkmaq language