The Mi'kmaq (also Míkmaq, Micmac, Migmaw; in Quebec, Mi'gmaq) are a Canadian First Nations people indigenous to northeastern New England, Canada's Maritimes, and the Gaspé Peninsula of the province of Quebec. They have a population of about 20,000 of whom approximately one-third still speak the Algonquian Mi'kmaq language, which was once written in Mi'kmaq hieroglyphic writing.
In the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, October is deemed Mi'kmaq History Month.
Mi'kmaq Communities
| Community | Province | Town | Est. Pop. | Míkmaq name
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| Abegweit | PE | Scotchfort
Rocky Point
Morell | ? | Epekwitk
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| Acadia | NS | Yarmouth | 996 | Malikiaq
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| Annapolis Valley | NS | Cambridge Station | 219 | Kampalijek
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| Aroostook Band of Micmac | ME | Presque Isle | 920 | Ulustuk
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| Bear River | NS | Bear River | 272 | L’setkuk
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| Buctouche | NB | Buctouche | 80 | Puktusk
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| Burnt Church First Nation | NB | Burnt Church 14 | 1 488 | Eskinuopitijk
|
| Chapel Island First Nation | NS | Chapel Island | 576 | Potlotek
|
| Eel Ground | NB | Eel Ground | 844 | Natuaqanek
|
| Eel River Bar First Nation | NB | Eel River Bar | 589 | Oqpíkanjik
|
| Elsipogtog First Nation | NB | Big Cove | 2 720 | Lsipuktuk
|
| Eskasoni | NS | Eskasoni | 3 615 | Eskisoqnik
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| Fort Folly | NB | Dorchester | 105 | Amlamkuk Kwesawék
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| Micmacs of Gesgapegiag | QC | Maria | 1 174 | Keskapekiaq
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| Nation Micmac de Gespeg | QC | Fontenelle | 490 | Kespék
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| Glooscap First Nation | NS | Hantsport | ? | Pesikitk
|
| Indian Island | NB | Indian Island | 145 | L’nui Menikuk
|
| Lennox Island | PE | Lennox Island | 700 | L’nui Mnikuk
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| Listiguj Mi’gmaq | QC | Listiguj | 3 166 | Listikujk
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| Membertou | NS | Sydney | 1 051 | Maupeltuk
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| Metepenagiag Mi’kmaq Nation | NB | Red Bank | 527 | Metepnákiaq
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| Miawpukek | NF | Conne River | 2 366 | Miawpukwek
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| Millbrook | NS | Truro | 1000 | Wékopekwitk
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| Pabineau | NB | Pabineau | 214 | Kékwapskuk
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| Paq’tnkek First Nation | NS | Afton | 489 | Paqtnkek
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| Pictou Landing | NS | Trenton | 547 | Puksaqtéknékatik
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| Shubenacadie | NS | Micmac Post Office | 2 120 | Sipekníkatik
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| Wagmatcook | NS | Wagmatcook | 623 | Waqmitkuk
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| Waycobah First Nation | NS | Whycomagh | 810 | Wékoqmáq
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Note: Mi'kmaq names in the table have all been spelt according to a single orthography; however, there are other Mi'kmaq orthographies in use (compare Kespék versus Gespeg).
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Last updated: 08-01-2005 15:59:09
