Miꞌkmaꞌki

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Miꞌkmaꞌki, also spelled Miꞌgmaꞌgi, is composed of the traditional and current territories, or country, of the Miꞌkmaq people, located in Wabanakia, or the Dawnland region, along the north east coast of North America (or Turtle Island). Portions within Canada are protected under the Peace and Friendship Treaties signed with the British Crown in the 1700’s and the territories of Miꞌkmaꞌki overlap with the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and eastern Quebec, as well as parts of the U.S. state of Maine. The Miꞌkmaw homeland is sub-divided into seven geographical and traditional districts with Newfoundland island designated Taqamkuk and being separately represented as an eighth district, formerly joined with Cape Breton Island designated Unama'ki. As of 2025, governance over the Miꞌkmaw nation is delegated to a number of First Nations, such as the Eskasoni and Potlotek First Nations, the latter of which is home to Mniku, the traditional capital—or fire...

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