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The Mi'kmaq 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 northeastern region of Maine. The traditional national territory of the Mi'kmaq is named Miꞌkmaꞌki (or … See more
On August 30, 2010 the Miꞌkmaw Nation and the Nova Scotia provincial government reached an historic agreement, affirming that the Miꞌkmaw Grand Council was the official consultative authority that … See more
Miꞌkmaw Country, known as Miꞌkmaꞌki, is traditionally divided into seven districts. Prior to the imposition of the Indian Act, each district had its … See more
Tripartite Forum
In 1997, the Miꞌkmaq–Nova Scotia–Canada Tripartite Forum was established. On August 31, 2010, the governments of … See moreCurrent forms of Miꞌkmaw faith
Some Miꞌkmaw people practice the Catholic faith while some only practice traditional … See moreAccording to the 2016 census, of the total population of 168,420 Miꞌkmaq, 7,140 or 4% identified as speakers of the Miꞌkmaq language.
Hieroglyphic writing
The Mi'kmaq language was written using Miꞌkmaq hieroglyphic writing See morePre-contact period
In southwestern Nova Scotia, there is archaeological evidence that traces traditional land use … See moreThe pre-contact population is estimated at 3,000–30,000. In 1616, Father Biard believed the Miꞌkmaw population to be in excess of 3,000, but … See more
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https://www.britannica.com/topic/MikmaqMi’kmaq social and political life was flexible and loosely organized, with an emphasis on kin relations. They were part of the Abenaki Confederacy, a group of Algonquian-speaking tribes …
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Mi'kmaq Nation Tribe Alternate Name Previous known as Aroostook Band of Micmacs Choose "Tribe" if it is a federally recognized tribe, or "Affiliate" if it is an affiliate of federally recognized …
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The Mi'kmaq language possesses a degree of endangerment level of vulnerable under the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger scale. A level of vulnerable means the language may not be used consistently and instead the dominant language English is opted. This also means it is still somewhat commonly spoken by younger generations or children of Mi'kmaq people. A lack of fluent Mi'kmaq speakers is due to the cultural genocide performed by the Canad…
Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA license- Native speakers: 7,140, 4% of ethnic population (2016 census)
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Micmac people have lived in the area now called Quebec, Maritime Provinces of Canada and Maine of the United States. As in all cultures, evidenced in the archaeological record, …
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Micmacs and Maliseets living in Aroostook County came together to form the Association of Aroostook Indians (AAI) in the mid 1960's. The two Tribes worked together to get the two …
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Members of the Mi’kmaq Tribe are the descendants of the L’nuk (the people) of the Mi’kmaq Tribe (our kin relations) born in Mi’kma’ki (the land of our people) speakers of Mi’kmaw (our …
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