Mi'kmaq
Americannoun
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Mi'kmaq
plural
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Also called Mi’kmaw. a member of a North American Indian people now living mostly in Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
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the Algonquian language of these people.
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of Mi'kmaq
First recorded in 1755–65; from French Micmac, from Mi'kmaq m'ikmaq “allies”
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"As a child, Buffy's adoptive mother self-identified as part Mi'kmaq but knew little about indigenous culture."
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2023
That 1980 settlement for the Passamaquoddy, Penobscot and Maliseet, along with a 1991 agreement for the Mi’kmaq, set the tribes apart from others in the country.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
The company and the Mi’kmaq band co-own the Polar Prince, which is the research vessel that launched the Titan.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
Lemay was born into hardship in Toronto, with roots in African-Canadian culture and among the Mi’kmaq peoples of Canada’s East Coast.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
The Mi’kmaq in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia scoffed at the notion of European superiority.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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