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First Nation Mi'kMaq
Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock . They are found in Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, and New Brunswick. French missionaries came into contact with them in the early 17th cent., and the Micmacs were allies of the French throughout the history of New France. Contact with the whites has not had the usual effect of tribal disintegration, and the Micmacs still thrive, though their culture has changed radically. Many are Roman Catholics. The Micmacs are expert canoeists, and, although their economy once centered on fishing and hunting, they now derive their income from agriculture. See W. D. and R. S. Wallis, The Micmac Indians of Eastern Canada (1955); J. F. Pratson, Land of the Four Directions (1970).
Listuguj First Nation
You'll get a good map of the eastern part of Quebec showing this First Nation's location.
http://www.johnco.com/firstnat/listuguj.html
Miawpukek First Nations Homepage
History, government, a 100% band-run, K-12 school, and some old photos are what you'll find here on this website about one of Newfoundland's First Nations.
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/2071/
Micmac
Location, population, names, language, sub-nations, current villages and
reserves, culture, and history are what you'll find here. There's a lot of
good information about this maritime Native people.
http://www.dickshovel.com/mic.html
MicMac Creation Story
This site provides some nice stories and information here from MicMac lore.
http://www.ilhawaii.net/~stony/lore21.html
Micmac Recipes
One of the recipes to be found here is for bannock bread, a staple of many Indian nations.
http://www.capitalnet.com/~jason/content/recipes.html
The Micmac: A Coastal Tribe
Learn who the Micmac were/are and a bit about their daily lives and traditions.
http://www.ei.educ.ab.ca/sch/fse/The_Micmac.html
Micmac-Maliseet Institute
Well, there's an interesting "dictionary" on this site. It gives you the
names of the trees native to the St. John River Valley, both hardwood and
softwood, and the English, French, Micmac, and Maliseet names for them, as
well as a brief description of each -- some of the trees have links to
images. You can choose French or English text for the whole site.
http://www.unb.ca/web/netlearn/english/m/mmi/index.shtml
Mike's Mi'kmaq Page
In 1610, Grand Chief Membertou became the first North American native to be
baptized a Catholic. He was a Mi'kmaq Indian, and there is an image, with
detailed text, of the wampum he sent to Pope Paul V in Rome. This is an
excellent site with photos, legends, and arts and crafts sections, and an
"Info" page (found under the "Home" link) which opens over your browser
window when you choose our link.
http://members.dencity.com/mtsack/
Mi'kmaq First Nation
This page about the Mi'kmaq Trail combines three languages. Everything
written in French or Mi'kmaq is translated to English.
http://fortress.uccb.ns.ca/parks/mik_e.html
Mi'kmaq Medicines, Foods and Teas
Each of the eight items on this list can be clicked to get a description of
how it was used by the Mi'kmaq.
http://www.nativeweb.org/NativeTech/lacey/index.html
Mi'kmaq Portraits Collection
Choose to view this site in French or English for now, but a Mi'kmaq
translation is promised soon. You can view the entire database (click on
"NEXT" to move on), or take a guided tour of the collection by period,
region or keyword search. There are also several short video clips you can
download and a glossary of terms. Great site!
http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mikmaq/
Out of the Depths
This is a review of a book concerning the experiences of Mi'kmaq children at
the Indian Residential School in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. there are some
very disturbing things here about an issue that is currently being given a
high profile in Canada.
http://socserv2.mcmaster.ca/soc/courses/soc3k3e/stuweb/mseka/sociol.htm
Religious Traditions of the Micmac of Newfoundland
Curses or coincidence? Folklore and entertaining stories greet you here.
Wonder if they're true!?
http://www.mun.ca/rels/native/micmac/micmac1.html
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