The Journey of the Mi'kmaq

[@sachinskumar2876]

These stories should be made a netflix series .....these stories are untold ...and newest generation should know more and roots also the world must know ...the actual history

[@KweKanata]

We are still here, there are more than 20 thousand of us Mi'kmaq all over the maritimes and Quebec ! We are not extinct!

[@mrg5469]

KweKanata we look white tho 😂 trust me.. memier is micmac n papier is penobscot.. I want to know more of my history

[@meghancock8767]

im from the Afton rez lol

[@iriswigle]

The Sioux came up between 1600 - 1792 and joined the Mi'kmaq. The Algonquins and Huron came from Southern Ontario. The Iroquois came up from New York. If one was to take dna...it would reflect up to 7 - 10 nations. The Sioux was multicultural like Wounded Knee. Some had 5 - 7 dna country counts but it may not have included Tawaain/Jewish/and Turkish. Turkish dna may be in others but not in all. I do not have Turkish nor negro but have several other dna countries. My grandson has a sort of Japanese eyelid that slants differently from the nose up over the top eyelid which was a surprise. The rest of him is white. My name was in legal papers dealing with a documentary made in Halifax. My name was not used in the documentary but it was an alias tied to Hollywood and Nasa. And, again, with the Nasa movie on mathematicians they tried to turn me into negro but I am First Nations Sioux. I threatened to sue the networks that released the documentary on negros in Halifax as it contained other lies. Three of the presenters were Sioux indeed but there never was a swimming pool. They were just following gossip. Oh, I do believe in racism. I just don't believe in turning a First Nations into an African.

[@tysonmaclean3695]

KweKanata I'm in Florida... Thinking about coming up there

[@Shuxley]

Ancient East Coast North Americans walk to west coast europe 1000's of years ago. there is some information to suggest the Mi'Kmaq actually colonized Western Europe in the last Ice Age :) maybe those people still look a bit Mi'Kmaq? ;)

[@4BrycesBattle]

🌞I am also a descendent of Grand Chief Membertou & Marie Membertou. This video made me cry as I viewed such a long struggle, still, there is something very very sweet here. I shall pass these stories on to my son and continue to speak to spirit's of my Ancestors. L❤VE YOU!

[@julieanntregeagle2594]

We are cousins! I’m proud to be a descendant of Chief Henry Membertou, my G….Grandfather, and his wife, Marie. This video made me cry, too. I feel deeply connected to my native heritage, and have done since my earliest recollections. I believe the memories live in my DNA. I love my heritage and relatives!

[@loucarney5]

My mother was a Newfoundlander and part mi’kmaq. She never gave us the knowledge of our ancestors. What a loss to us!

[@joegrande4848]

You can always research. If in your area may have local pow wows to learn about Native American culture and about the Mi'kmaq people. I leaned alittle from my family my great grandfather who's part Mi'kmaq and French.

[@chrisfillyaw3349]

Thank you for this video, when I miss my grandmother Linda Francis I come on here and watch these videos she was the one that taught me everything I know about the history of our people and this makes me super proud to be Mi’Kmaq

[@julieanntregeagle2594]

My G….Grandfather was Chief Henri Membertou. I am proud of my Mi Kmaq heritage. Thank you for this beautiful presentation.

[@joegrande4848]

Awesome, I wish I knew who my Mi'kmaq and Iroquois ancestors were.

[@charlesleblanc6638]

That was a very well made documentary .. As a white man I have tried to honor the ways of the Native people in many ways throughout my life. Being a French Acadian, I probably have some Native Blood, which I am great full for. To all my relations.

[@kennethokeefebrake8415]

I have watched this several times and learn something new each time.

[@smokey3259]

I'm part of the acadiana who befriended the mikmak and recently visited Atlantic Canada and spoke to some mikmak. We are still friends to this day.

[@ricashbringer9866]

I have Acadian ancestry on the female line of my family. A small part of it is Mi'kmaq.

[@ellennegus7408]

This is an amazing resource! I will definitely be using this in my grade 3 class. thank you so much for this inciteful video.

[@kennethokeefebrake8415]

This is an EXCELLENT production.

[@murielbrousseau6118]

Thank you for this interesting and inspiring journey. I truly admire your culture and it should never be lost.

[@michellecole3841]

Heavenly Father, forgive us our sins, heal our hearts and our land and unify us with the bond of brotherly/ sisterly love.

[@DeniseSkinner68DeniseSkinner68]

I love the meaning of the name of the tribe that I possibly belong

[@damageincorporatedmetal43v73]

My timber wolf was just crazy like that, he tried to swallow a porcupine. To end all wars & respect all beings...

[@DanActarus49]

my ancestors are mi'kmaq from new brunswick henri membertou is one of those there.

[@priscillasappier1735]

I am excited to play this for my girls ❤️🙏🏽

[@damageincorporatedmetal43v73]

The last thing you want to see is my Grandmother's dying face. It went from Red to white so quickly. She could strip & cook wild game very quickly. As a matter of fact, I witnessed a situation...

[@abotani662]

I long to meet the first peoples of the Americas. God bless their tribes and cultures.

[@MaineOffGrid.]

Beautiful video. Thank you for sharing this.

[@DeniseSkinner68DeniseSkinner68]

I'm also trying to find my father's side of ancestry for he had two aunts that were nuns in the Catholic Church sister Diane Gratton and sister Pauline Gratton

[@lauriemartin2237]

Great Video, thank you.

[@CoramDeogenua]

i wonder what it would have been like when there were many mi'kmaq. Today what we see is a tiny shadow of a people. Rest in peace tribes of north America.

[@emilygoogoo3173]

Did u ever see Canada we are all hiding here because some of us aren't aloud the United States

[@euralnolat]

save your peaceful rest, we live and will continue to

[@taliamcgraw5528]

There are many of us here in new brunswick

[@anativeamerican3140]

There are many mikmaq people still, we're everywhere not dying out

[@lisarich2459]

@@emilygoogoo3173 why not allowed in the States?

[@joegrande4848]

I wish i knew who my Mi'kmaq relatives were. I heard through a family member i was related to a war chief of the Mi'kmaq. Be nice to know who he was. I also have Iroquois. Its true and stated since native Americans have large families with many family members including childeren the Natives marry outside our tribe so you wouldn't marry a family member. Thats why a lot of people who have Native American ancestry a lot of times have more than 1 tribe in their ancestry.

[@alwynjeddore6792]

Our language here compared to Quebec is not all that different!! As long as you are very fluent in our language, you can speak the Cape Breton dialect and still understand the Mi'kmaw in Quebec or northern New Brunswick

[@anativeamerican3140]

alwyn jeddore yeah, it's not all that different with the other dialect. Like the word for Pine Martin, in the Nova Scotia dialect it's "Patanu'j", but in the new Brunswick dialect it's "Patanuj". We're not all that different

[@liamnotarianni1474]

thank you for the knowledge

[@alexjulian560]

I want to visit Nova Scotia this year

[@damageincorporatedmetal43v73]

We need a true separation of religion & state !!!!

[@damageincorporatedmetal43v73]

That's not what I mean in a way. I'm not a Satanist, but why are so many people organized religion to this day ???

[@damageincorporatedmetal43v73]

Killed !!! When you're dead you can't come back... 🤔

[@damageincorporatedmetal43v73]

They're Tax-Free 🤔Don't make me start a tea party...

[@damageincorporatedmetal43v73]

When I look @ my utility bills & the fees & taxes cost me more than I could possibly use... 🤔

[@williamMikmaq222]

We honor the waters!

[@independentfilmfestival]

Desmarais/Membertou Grandparents, 1560 - the beginning of First Nations.

[@damageincorporatedmetal43v73]

They pass the plate as our culture & beliefs die... My friend Scotty, my Timber Wolf was in duress. The Jack ass tried to pull the Quills before letting the air out. Joe didn't know any better, he handed him the pliers... 🤔

[@tracinoble5396]

my man believes there's an old MI'kmaq village that has never been investigated at Lennox passage, in cape Breton island Nova Scotia. his grand mother found an old Flint, or quartz, arrow head. she still has it to this day, though it broke in two when the tiller hit it. she was tilling her Garden... they had it tested, but told the government that they found it else where, incase they were living on a burial ground, they didn't want it further desecrated. the story has not gone further, until I started asking about it today on another page on KZbin. I'm trying to maximize my odds of finding some information about some things my man said. like how his little brother called him " Tela" instead of his real name which is Christopher. anyone know of this word? I can't find anything on it, though I also asked another gentleman who is also MI'kmaw. thank you in advance.

[@anativeamerican3140]

Traci Noble I'm Mi'kmaw, is you have a question, I can answers it

[@EdinburghFive]

Cape Breton historically was an important Mi'kmaq region and Lennox Passage was a heavily used travel corridor so there would be many old Mi'kmaq sites in the area. Not sure what kind of test they would have done on a stone arrowhead. At best you could have it inspected by a lithics expert who would be able to give you an idea of the style and perhaps the date range of use.

[@joanframe7442]

@@anativeamerican3140 I've got a question

[@Mark-ej4uf]

Who is talking in this video are not Migmaq, only rumorous Siberians that have learned english so proficiently.

[@christinam.3410]

Is there a written transcript of this i can take a look at please?

[@DeniseSkinner68DeniseSkinner68]

Prior I thought my ancestors was the Blackfoot Indians in Montreal although I have ancestors in Quebec in Montreal I just found out through my mother that my grandmother whose part Indian in French or I should say my great great grandmother was born in St John Canada

[@mgmassey174]

Osiyo Wado

[@DeniseSkinner68DeniseSkinner68]

My grandmother loved to Lobster and she has a photo of lobsters all over the place everything lost a lot stuff if the symbol of a lobster meaning Lobster and the red cardinal

[@taylorrswiftt]

hello people i am here because of school. just wanted to let you know that you should stream folklore by taylor swift. thank u all sm :D

[@chelsea342]

Seriously dude. Please do not be disrespectful in these comments by telling people to stream Taylor Swift. This is not Twitter. Us Mi'kmaq come to this video to learn and connect with our lost culture.

[@taylorrswiftt]

@@chelsea342 hey sorry. i just commented this in school and me & my friends thought it was funny. i never meant it to be disrespectful

[@Mikmaqdrag]

What song is at 21:01 ?? I need this song!

[@BeautyFromDecay]

Its called the feast song. It is so old that the translation has been lost, but it is sung to give thanks for all those who have given their lives to make our life possible, weather our ancestors, or the plants and animals we consume. Absolutely beautiful. I am not sure who's singing it in this version, but it has been done by many artists over the years.

[@anativeamerican3140]

It's called I'ko'. It's not sung in lyrics, it's sung in wordless chants. And we still have our language it isn't lost

[@lenasayers7086]

@@BeautyFromDecay how many trees have been 'sacrificing' their lives all for the written word (and toilet paper)?

[@angelachristmas4230]

@@BeautyFromDecay Yes it is the Feast of Life song that was sung by my grandfather, Chief Ben Christmas, I have a cassette of him singing it that was given to me by my father Peter Christmas. I am singing this song in this video, Angela Christmas.

[@joanframe7442]

@@anativeamerican3140 what is the name of the thing that's loosely translated to" take what you need...."

[@Supertramp678]

You state that your ancestors came over the bearing straight. However, this is what is taught in schools. Where did your forefathers say you came from. I understand that the Mikmaq had a written language with hieroglyphs that are even compared to Egyptian. Are you aware of any native books written by your people, even in the traditional language years ago? Are any of these writings available in any museum or other location?

[@emilygoogoo3173]

I think in turo I really don't know

[@Supertramp678]

+Emily Googoo Thank you for your reply. I am hoping that you may find it interesting that the writing system of your ancestors is an item of study by certain people. Taken straight from one book I found on the internet, it says as follows: In the Micmac script, there were hundreds of different hieroglyphic signs, a considerable portion of which are clearly derived from, or even identical with, ancient Egyptian or their hieratic equivalents... French Catholic Priest Pierre Maillard wrote a 450 page book in Micmac Hieroglyphics in 1767. I just ordered a copy of the Book of Prayers in the Micmac hieroglyphs. I am really searching for some form of a dictionary of the hieroglyphs to English or any other modern language (French or other) and would really love to find something written prior to Pierre Maillard. But it sounds as though they may not be available. You may also be interested in knowing that the Book of Mormon states that your ancestors wrote in reformed Egyptian, as this is the original language that the Book of Mormon was written in. There are similarities between the transcribed characters Joseph Smith wrote on a paper to your language hieroglyphs. Some Mormons now will claim that your DNA contains haplogroup X type 2 which will link you to Jerusalem confirming the belief of many native Americans that their ancient Hebrew traditions found within their respective tribes did indeed originate from Isreal. If you learn any more about your writing system, please let me know. Thank you so much.

[@iriswigle]

I will use me as an example. I am Sioux. I have English/Spanish/Italian/Norwegian-German/French/etc. It was the custom of First Nations North America to take in refugees, thus, multi-marriages. My grandmother, Roxanne Hoffman's family, came from Wounded Knee as survivors. My grandfather's, father and grandfather, brought in First Nations into Canada wherein they changed the names of Wounded Knee survivors, Little Big Horn and other's to French or English, German or Scottish as the US armies would demand the return of First Nations as they used them as free labour. There was a documentary on The Marinetimes wherein my name was used but an alias on TV. I do not have negro dna and had to respond as my mother came from Britain. There is confusion over the tan skin of First Nations but the majority were not negro. It was the Spanish/Portuguese/Italian/Tawaian/SouthAmerican-Mexican tan. The very first travellers were the Vikings. They could have come across the Bering Strait. The Laplanders were not Canadian, at first. They were part of the Sioux with the tents. A dna of Inuit brought forth Tawaian/Japanese and New Zealand (a little). The Vikings would also bring servants, slaves or sailors that they had gathered in their travels. You could read, "The Trail of the Black Walnut (tree)", as it mentions the movements of people into Canada (my kin) but it also mentions that the said Indians (erroneously named) were the surveyors and it was these surveyors that sold the lands and gave out the deeds in Ontario.

[@tysonmaclean3695]

Brian i would like to chat with you

[@novamaz1]

Check out Michael Bradley's book, Holy Grail Across the Atlantic. He speaks about the hieroglyphics used by the Mi'kmaq prior to contact. He also mentions the French Catholic priest (Pierre Maillard?) who purportedly taught the Mi'kmaq Egyptian hieroglyphics in order to translate the Bible to them(!?). Seems a strange way to go about it, prior to the Rosetta Stone & all. Why didn't he just teach them French? In any case, check out Bradley's book; it's a fascinating read.

[@N8VSniperwolf]

accidently

[@charlesleblanc6638]

That was a very well made documentary .. As a white man I have tried to honor the ways of the Native people in many ways throughout my life. Being a French Acadian, I probably have some Native Blood, which I am great full for. To all my relations.

[@DeniseSkinner68DeniseSkinner68]

I'm trying to find my ancestry for this is where my grandmother was born and she was part Indian my grandfather was born in Nova Scotia and he also was part Indian