Mi’kmaq: Quick Facts

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Oct. 30, 2026

News •

No offshore wind call for bids until consultation with Mi’kmaq is complete: regulator • Oct. 26, 2026, 5:00 AM ET (CBC)

As N.B. reconsiders fracking moratorium, Mi'kmaw wonder whether they will have a say • Oct. 22, 2026, 2:59 PM ET (CBC)

Facts

Also Known As	Micmac

Photos and Videos

Mi'kmaq beaded bag

Mi'kmaq bark box

Map of northern North America showing the distribution of Indigenous peoples in the subarctic region, with labeled areas for groups such as Deg Xinag, Gwich'in, Tanaina, Slave, Dogrib, Chipewyan, Cree, Ojibwa, Innu, and others. Solid and dashed lines indicate cultural and drainage divisions across Alaska, Canada, and parts of the northern United States.

Map showing the distribution of Indigenous peoples of the Northeast Woodlands region in North America, with tribal names such as Algonquin, Ojibwa (Chippewa), Iroquois, Shawnee, and Powhatan labeled across present-day northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. Major lakes and rivers are marked, and a red boundary outlines the general region inhabited by these groups.

Learn about the history of the annual powwow celebration of Mi'kmaq people

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Topics

American Subarctic peoples Cree Carrier Deg Xinag Tahltan Innu Tanaina Beaver Chipewyan Gwich’in Slave

Key People

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Wilson D. Wallis

American anthropologist

Pages of a dictionary from England (English dictionary, British dictionary, United Kingdom, words, opened book.

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