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Mi'kmaq History Month or Mi’kmaw History Month is promoted annually in Nova Scotia as a month dedicated to building public awareness of Mi'kmaw culture and heritage, taking place in the month of October. [1] It was proclaimed in 1993 by then-Premier John Savage and Mi'kmaq Grand Chief Ben Sylliboy. [2] [3]
The theme for Mi'kmaw History Month 2024 is food. Information on the theme can be found on the official website. You may wish to improve articles in Wikipedia on food by adding content related to Mi'kmaw culture and experiences. We strongly encourage the use of the dashboard to ensure we are not overwriting each other.
Honour First Nations, Métis, and Inuit stories, histories, and peoples during National Indigenous History Month and join us in an event to make the internet more inclusive and equitable by adding content to Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikidata. The focus of this event will be on Mi'kma'ki and Mi’kmaq peoples.
Mi'kmaq History Month; N. National Aboriginal Hockey Championships; National Day for Truth and Reconciliation; National Indigenous Peoples Day; National Ribbon Skirt ...
The Mi'kmaq (also Mi'gmaq, Lnu, Mi'kmaw or Mi'gmaw; English: / ˈ m ɪ ɡ m ɑː / MIG-mah; Miꞌkmaq:, and formerly Micmac) [4] [5] [6] are an Indigenous group of people of the Northeastern Woodlands, native to the areas of Canada's Atlantic Provinces, primarily Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland, [7] and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec as well as Native ...
Gabriel Sylliboy was the first Mi'kmaq elected as Grand Chief (1919) and the first to fight for treaty recognition – specifically, the Treaty of 1752 – in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (1929). The Treaties did not gain legal status until they were enshrined into the Canadian Constitution in 1982 .
When you see posters and graphics related to Black History Month, chances are you'll see them designed with the same four colors: red, black, green, and gold.
The Sipekne'katik First Nation is composed of four Mi'kmaq First Nation reserves located in central Nova Scotia. As of 2012, the Mi'kmaq population is 1,195 on-Reserve, and approximately 1,190 off-Reserve. [1] The First Nation includes Indian Brook 14, Nova Scotia, near Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia.