Micmac
Americanadjective
PLURAL
MicmacsPLURAL
Micmacnoun
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a member of a North American Indian people formerly living in the Maritime Provinces of Canada
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the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family
Example Sentences
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The emerging horrors have been particularly felt within hockey, which traces its origins to Indigenous Micmac peoples playing 1600s-era “ricket” with wooden pucks in Nova Scotia.
From Seattle Times
Aroostook Band of Micmacs Chief Edward Peter-Paul said the law, passed before his tribe was federally recognized in 1991, hinders his tribe from accessing economic incentive programs available to tribes nationwide.
From Washington Times
Members of the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Micmac, and Maliseet nation will demonstrate traditional Penobscot songs, brown ash pounding, basket making, drumming, singing and dancing.
From Washington Times
Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded the money to the Aroostook Band of Micmacs via the Indian Housing Block Grant program.
From Seattle Times
At the time, Caplin and Anthony Barnaby, both Canadian Micmac Indians, lived in the same building as the women.
From Seattle Times
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