People / group

Mi'kmaq

Also known as Micmac

The Mi'kmaq are an Indigenous people of the Atlantic region of North America, living in what are now Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, the Gaspé Peninsula and Newfoundland. They speak an Algonquian language and were members of the Wabanaki Confederacy. Close allies of the French in Acadia, they fought the British in a series of wars before making treaties of peace and friendship in the 18th century.

Mi'kmaq
Image: Rev. Father Pacifique Buisson · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 5 state histories

AcadiaWabanaki ConfederacyColony of Nova ScotiaColony of New BrunswickColony of Cape Breton Island

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mi'kmaq. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mikmaq
MLA
“Mi'kmaq.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mikmaq. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Mi'kmaq.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mikmaq.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Mi'kmaq’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mikmaq (Accessed: ).

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