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Eskasoni L'nue'kati is a Mi'kmaw community in the district of Unama'kik, "the land of fog," on Cape Breton in Nova Scotia. The name Eskasoni comes from the Mi'kmaw word We'kwistoqnik, meaning "where the fir trees are plentiful." The community is also known as Esg'soqonig. Its reserves are:

• Eskasoni 3
• Eskasoni 3A
• Malagawatch 4

Eskasoni became a reserve of 2,800 acres in 1834. Under the federal centralization policy, many Mi'kmaw families living across Nova Scotia were pressured to move to Eskasoni or Shubenacadie between 1942 and 1949. The Band Council was established in 1958. As a Mi'kmaw nation, Eskasoni is covered by the Peace and Friendship Treaties, which Chief Leroy Denny notes "were never land-surrender treaties."

Mi'kmaq is spoken widely here, and the community also has close ties to Cape Breton Gaelic and French traditions. Community institutions include the radio station CICU-FM, the Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources and Eskasoni's own school board, which serves students from kindergarten to grade 12. Mental health services follow the "Two-Eyed Seeing" approach, proposed by Eskasoni Elders Albert and Murdena Marshall.

Eskasoni is led by Chief Leroy Denny and a 12-member council, and is affiliated with the Union of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq. Community enterprises include Crane Cove Seafoods, which employs between 90 and 95 Mi'kmaw fishers. Recent growth includes more than 38 acres added to the reserve for residential and commercial use. Learn more at eskasoni.ca.