The Mi’kmaq, the indigenous people of Maritime Canada, capture and express their holistic understanding through the concept of Netukulimk. In this essay we review core attributes of Netukulimk. We ...

They were recorded entirely in the Cape Breton community of Eskasoni during June 2006, but all are based on traditional Mi'kmaq cultural beliefs that have evolved over thousands of years.

Peter-Paul, who's well-known for his drumming at cultural events and sharing Mi'kmaq culture in Island classrooms, began making wigwams only a year ago, learning from a friend who had been taught ...

In a video that went viral, 16-year-old Emma Stevens sings The Beatles’ song “Blackbird” in her native language Mi’kmaq, or Micmac. A high school student from Nova Scotia, Canada ...

Dozens of people, young and old, sit cross-legged around Mi’kmaq elder Mary Louise Bernard as she performs a sacred gathering song to the percussive beat of her hand drum, while the sound of her ...

Long before European contact, the Mi’kmaq calendar has existed. Its ecological calendar consists of 13 months, noting the cycles of the moon and the natural phenomena the Mi’kmaw observed and ...

“Our grand chief was really quite sad about the fact that he was charged and wasn’t able to be successful in obtaining Mi’kmaq rights for his people,” said Jaime Battiste, the province’s ...

Or sign-in if you have an account. HALIFAX — Gabriel Sylliboy died feeling like he failed his Mi’kmaq people. Enjoy the latest local, national and international news. Enjoy the latest local ...

As a result of those efforts, the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor has just opened a new long-term exhibition, “Stitching Ourselves Together: Mi’kmaq Porcupine Quillwork.” The exhibition includes ...

Last week, the Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn Inc. (MTI), a group of eight Mi’kmaq communities in New Brunswick, circulated a map identifying the lands to which they say the Mi’kmaq Nation holds title, and ...

Grant argues that many common beliefs stem from two things ... stars' of Montreal’s first hockey game: "the Kjipuktuk Mi'kmaq stick, Dartmouth's Acme skate, and a highly motivated player ...