Tapu Tuitn

Tapu Tuitn, “double narrows” in Mi'kmaq, is the bay later called Rustico on the north shore of Epekwitk. Shell deposits along its banks mark a place where Mi'kmaq families camped seasonally. After the British deportation of the island's Acadians in 1758, some returned to settle around the bay. By 1764 the British had permitted Acadians to return to the island, and Rustico became one of the places where their communities took root again.