Mi'kmaq
Americannoun
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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”
Example Sentences
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At UC Berkeley, Elizabeth Hoover remains a professor after apologizing last year for identifying incorrectly as being of Mohawk and Mi’kmaq descent.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2024
"As a child, Buffy's adoptive mother self-identified as part Mi'kmaq but knew little about indigenous culture."
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2023
The settlement for the Passamaquoddy, Penobscot and Maliseet, along with a 1991 agreement for the Mi’kmaq, stipulates they’re bound by state law and treated like municipalities in many cases.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 9, 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
There'd been a time long ago when the Mi'kmaq people of Newfoundland played hockey with frozen rotten apples.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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