by Michael W. McDonald J.D. & Angel Julian, APCFNC
New gaming and bingo building. Photo by Michael W. McDonald
Woodstock First Nation is a Wolastoqiyik (wah-lew-stook-gey-ick) community situated alongside the St. Johns River. Located on the far West side of New Brunswick close to the Maine- USA border, Woodstock First Nation straddles both sides of the Trans-Canada Highway Number 2. Wolastoqiyik, which translated into English means “people of the beautiful or bountiful river.” Wolastoqey (wah-lew-stook-gay) refers to the Nation itself. However, many prefer to just use the term Wulastuk (wuh-lew-stook), much like the word Mi’kmaw, instead of Mi’kmaq.
Wulastuk have for years been wrongly referred to as Maliseet. The word Maliseet derives from the Mi’kmaw word Mali’sit (muh-lee-set), which translated into English, means “calm flowing dialect”. Ma ...
