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March 22, 2015

Mi’kmaq seek return of 300-year-old altar

This altar at Sacred Heart Church in Johnstown, N.S., belongs to the Potlotek First Nation and they want it back. The parish is trying to make arrangements to do so.

JOHNSTOWN, N.S. - The people of Potlotek First Nation say an ornate wooden altar stored at the nearby Sacred Heart Catholic Church was a gift to the Mi’kmaq nearly 300 years ago, and they want it back.

Published in Canada