The fiddle. Lee Cremo won “Best Bow are in the World”, at the World Fiddle Championship in Nashville, Tennessee.

Donald Marshall Jr., a Mi’kmaw, was pronounced not guilty of the charges of fishing in violation of federal fishery regulations, based on the court’s recognition of Mi’kmaw treaty rights.

Coming in between a bear and her cub can be dangerous. Fair-warning should be given when passing through bear country, so the bear and cub can move out of your path.

Mi’kmaw wigwams are constructed in a conical shape and covered in birch bark.

A “Leister” is an English term for a traditional fishing spear. All three answers are traditional tools of a Mi’kmaw hunter.

Grand Chief Membertou, along with 21 members of his family, were baptized in A.D. 1610.

The Creator sent a wind so swift and hard, Kluskap didn’t feel his hair come out until it fell into his hands.

Dropping stones heated in the cooking fire directly into a pot of water is fast and efficient way of boiling the water for cooking or teas. More hot stones were added periodically to keep the water boiling. It is also not unheard of to suspend a birch bark pot over the fire, but the heated stones were the preferred method of cooking.

With more than 1,000 members, the Acadia First Nation is comprised of five reserves, which are located in various locations across southwest Nova Scotia.

Wela’lin means “thank you”. You could respond in Mi’kmaq with “weliaq”.