Franklin Manor 22 is a

Mi'kmaq The Mi'kmaq (also ''Mi'gmaq'', ''Lnu'', ''Miꞌkmaw'' or ''Miꞌgmaw''; ; ) are a First Nations people of the Northeastern Woodlands, indigenous to the areas of Canada's Atlantic Provinces and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec as well as the northe ...

reserve located in

Cumberland County Cumberland County may refer to: Australia * Cumberland County, New South Wales * the former name of Cumberland Land District, Tasmania, Australia Canada *Cumberland County, Nova Scotia United Kingdom *Cumberland, historic county *Cumberlan ...

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

. It is administratively split between the

Pictou Landing First Nation Pictou Landing First Nations is a Mi'kmaq First Nations in Canada, First Nation band government in Nova Scotia, Canada. Their territory spans five Indian reserves, reserves that have a combined area of . As of September 2017, the Mi'kmaq populatio ...

and the Paq'tnkek First Nation. The community is named after Nova Scotia Governor

Michael Francklin Michael Francklin or Franklin (6 December 1733 – 8 November 1782) served as Nova Scotia's Lieutenant Governor from 1766 to 1772. He is buried in the crypt of St. Paul's Church (Halifax). Early life and immigration Born in Poole, England, ...

, who spoke Mi'kmaq and whose funeral was attended by hundreds of Mi'kmaq. Franklin Manor, Champs-Élysées, Maccan, and Nappan are villages where the Acadians lived post deportation, in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, not far from the Beaubassin / Ft. Beausejour area.

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