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What did mikmaq people call their homeland?
they now call it mikmakik, but the word mikmaq is influenced by the french, so it could have been L'nukik since the mikmaq called themselves lnu
What is the mikmaq Indian word for grandmother?
Nukumi
Who did the mi'kmaq interact with?
The Mi'kmaqs' first contacts with Europeans were in the early 1500s with Portuguese, Spanish, French, and English fishermen who fished in the Atlantic Ocean and along the St. Lawrence River. Most of the European explorers and trappers who traveled further inland into Mi'kmaq territory were French.
How do the mikmaq teach history of their people?
the mikmaq aka (L'nu) taught history throught stories and legends. Example: The mikmaq land was destroyed, the forests burnt the river dryed, no animals left but a few, so Bear came and taught the mikmaq to respect the land and use everybit of its catch, and not to waste. This might have been the telling of the asteroid that hit north America 13,000 years ago.
What trade were the French trying to control?
The French tried controlling the Fur trade.
Why were the first french settlers so dependent on the mikmaq?
The first French settlers were dependent on the Mi'kmaq because the Mi'kmaq were from the start, generous and helpful to the early settlers. This helpful generosity led to a friendship of many years between the two people.
What were the mikmaq culture beliefs?
they eat worms and little things
Who was a french explorerwho opened the way for trade between the french and the Indians?
it was Jacques cartier who opened the trade between the french and the Indians
Why did french explore and colonize north America?
the french came for furs and trade
How do you say I'll trade in french?
here's how you say i'll trade in French (i will trade) Je vais le commerce. Eztoastbom xx
What were the french's strengths?
The most powerful army in EuropeString fortresses at Louisbourg and QuebecMany First Nation allies, including the Mikmaq ,Maliseet,Canadian Mohawks,Innu,Algonquin,Wendat,Ojibwa,Odawa,and Abenaki
What products did the first nations people and the french trade?
what products did the first Nation people and the French trade
