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The Micmac who the French called the
Sourigeois lived in the area of present day Nova Scotia,
Cape Breton, northern New Brunswick, Prince Edward
Island and areas of south and west Newfoundland. Micmac
translates to "allies" or "our allies". The Micmac were
probably among the first North American natives who the
Europeans can in contact with. John Cabot made contact
with them in 1497 and the Spanish and Portuguese may
also have explored the Maritimes area. Around 1600 a
group of Micmac settled at Conne River in Newfoundland
and war with the Beothuks may have been the reason for
the extinction of the Beothuks.
The Micmac came from an Algonquin background with shared
linguistic traits. The women and the men dressed in a
similar manner with clothes made from elk, deer, and
moose. Their dwellings were wigwams in the shape of a
dome covered with tree bark, and animal skin. They were
experienced sailors and used rudimentary sails on some
of their canoes to venture out into the ocean which was
rich with cod, whales and a seals.
They did not take advantage of growing
crops but preferred to exploit the easily acquired game
and fish of the area. Their nation was separated into
seven different areas named the
- Megumage
- Pictou
- Memramcook
- Restigouche
- Eskegawaage
- Shubenacadie
- Annapolis
Around 1600 their were about 3,000 -
3,500 Micmac's. Unlike other native groups the Micmac
experienced continuous growth and by 1884 they numbered
4,037.
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