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There are many possible origins for the name Mi'kmaq; one is a combination of the words mekwe'k (red) and maqmikew(ground), giving the meaning [people of] the red earth.
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∙ 13y agoThe mikmaq spoke and some still do speak Lnui'smk.
The Mi'kmaq dialect spoken in Quebec is called Restigouche (or Listuguj) and can be hard for other native speakers to understand. There are several dialects among the mi'kmaq people including Unama'ki spoken by the tribes of Cape Breton and Newfoundland. As language use shifts from a traditional language to one of wider communication across tribal homelands, differences in usage can appear between groups and even age groups. As language changes take place, older adults tend to be the final speakers of the ' traditional' language and new uses for traditional words appear.
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∙ 13y agoThe Mi'kmaq once called them selves L'nu (ill-nu)
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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
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 is the mikmaq Indian word for grandmother?
Nukumi
What was the spiritual significance of the game lacrosse?
The mikmaq people use to have the signification by having there game going for a day long without stopping
What were the mikmaq culture beliefs?
they eat worms and little things
How did the mikmaq cook food?
they sit on tolliet and they pooping and later that eat it :)
How did the mikmaq use technology?
lived in wigwams traveled by foot or canoe
How do you say hello in the mikmaq language?
The Mi'kmaq word for hello is kwe'
What do the MikMaq tribes eat?
Kwe' (greetings). Yesterday evening my husband, his parents, and I had pork roast and peas with chocolate cake. We are Mi'kmaq people of the Bear River, Nova Scotia, tribe.
Did the mi'kmaq have enemys?
The mikmaq were once enemies with the Mohawks and waged war with them. They were also enemies with the British.
How did the Mikmaq get to Canada?
They got to Canada by a large peice of ice from Europe to P.E.I (Prince Edward Island).
How did oral history important to the anishinabe haudenosaunee and mikmaq today?
Oral history helped pass down stories and legends
