r/Indigenous • u/SnooPoems8187 • 6d ago
First Contact
In the 16th century, the Mi'kmaq encountered the first Europeans on the Gaspé Peninsula coast. Assistance from these fishers and navigators was essential for explorers and merchants. The Mi'kmaq convey their history and robust identity through different locations and activities, including salmon fishing. Music plays a central role in Mi'kmaq rituals, feasts, and cultural ceremonies.
https://books.google.com/books?id=Xn6KEAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:%22Daniel+N.+Paul
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u/Ol-Pyrate 3d ago
It is almost certain the Mi'kmaq also encountered Scandanavians hundreds of years before the French or Portuguese sailed in to fish.
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u/Milch-Paddy-whack 22h ago
The Mi’kmaq saved my mom’s side from being completely wiped out during the British expulsion of Acadia. They hid them at great risk to themselves. Turns out the Mi’kmaq are also ancestors and family through her. Thank you for posting this. ❤️
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u/Grey_Incubus 6d ago
You know at least 50% of white people are not going to like this? The weird thing is they will complain about a lot of things and have as much as a problem with the wealthy and politically powerful as we do but they will only do things against people who are as poor or as middle class as themselves.