Mi'kmaq

American  

[mik-mak] / ˈmɪk mæk /

(Older Spelling) Micmac

noun

1. 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.

2. the Algonquian language of these people.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Mi'kmaq or their language.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• Mi'kmaq
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Mi'kmaq

First recorded in 1755–65; from French Micmac, from Mi'kmaq m'ikmaq “allies”

Example Sentences

"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 settlement for the Passamaquoddy, Penobscot and Maliseet, along with a 1991 agreement for the Mi’kmaq, put the tribes in Maine on a different path from others elsewhere in the country.

From Seattle 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

That settlement for the Passamaquoddy, Penobscot and Maliseet, along with a 1991 agreement for the Mi’kmaq, put the tribes in Maine on a different path from tribes elsewhere across the country.

From Washington Times • May 31, 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