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Victoria Island (45.421151°N 75.712228°W) is located in Ontario between Ottawa and Gatineau on the Ottawa River, where it narrows near the Canadian War Museum at LeBreton Flats. The island is accessible via the Chaudière Bridge, which connects Ottawa's Booth Street to Rue Eddy in Gatineau; the Portage Bridge connecting the two cities passes over. The three islands had been used by First Nations people for centuries, who named them collectively Asinabka (Place of Glare Rock). According to archaeological evidence, this site was the centre of convergence for trade and spiritual and cultural exchange. Its positionâat the meeting place of three rivers and perched on a rocky point overlooking fast-moving waterâgave it special meaning.[9] It is currently part of an area administered by the National Capital Commission. The island contains an Indigenous business, Aboriginal Experiences, which offers the history of the First Nations people, a tour, traditional dance, a cafe, and a First Nations craft workshop, all in a wood-pole-fence enclosed area.[10] In 2012, it was selected as the site of Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence's protest, due to its proximity to Parliament Hill and its significance to Aboriginal peoples.[11] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaudi%C3%A8re_Falls#Victoria_Island" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaudi%C3%A8re_Falls#Victoria_Island</a> |
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| Author | Michel Rathwell from Cornwall, Canada |
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