Apohaqui, New Brunswick

Apohaqui (/ˈæpəhɔːk/ AP-ə-hawk) is an unincorporated community in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada, located on the Kennebecasis River at the confluence of the Millstream River. Apohaqui straddles the River which is also the Studholm and Sussex parish boundary.

The name Apohaqui originates from the Maliseet word Apolog'aneek, and means "The joining of two waters" or "the joining of two rivers".

Apohaqui is also home to the Apohaqui Elementary School, Jones Memorial Park, Atlantic Community Church, Silas James Memorial Church, and the former Atlantic Transport Training Academy.

The Mi’kmaq settled in the Maritime region about 2500 years ago. They shared what is now New Brunswick with the Wolastokqiyik (Maliseet), who settled along the Saint John River. The Wolastokqiyik made extensive use of this river system to travel, hunt and fish. It is said that they would cover amazing distances by portaging in their canoes. Unlike the Mi’kmaq, who often moved their camps, the Wolastokqiyik built permanent villages. Here they grew corn, beans and squash. Their closest encampment was in Apohaqui, a neighbouring village of Sussex, NB. The Maliseet people traveled the Millstream and Kennebecasis Rivers in canoes and lived in the village on the low banks opposite the junction of these rivers. For many years since, others found tools and arrow heads used by the Maliseet people.

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