#migmaq

[phyllisgrant]

I made my first basket ever! What a beautiful, meditative art. 💗 I’m going to put jewelry in it or maybe berries in summer. It feels pretty to make. #ashbasket #traditionalart #artists #migmaq #newbrunswick https://www.instagram.com/p/CqJUOxGuGwO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tammybeauvaisdesigns]

Clifford Paul getting recognized in a Tammy Beauvais Design Men’s Ribbon Shirt. #ribbonshirt #traditional #indigenous #nativemade #tribal #fashion #gonefishing #migmaq #tammybeauvaisdesigns #nativedesignclothing #followme

[allthecanadianpolitics]

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-new-brunswick-says-migmaq-students-from-quebec-no-longer-welcome/

NB government blocking Indigenous students from physically attending if they live on the Quebec side of the provincial border, even if the only local school is in NB.

[phonaesthemes]

Linguistic Diversity Challenge - Mi’kmaq

Picture source: http://listuguj.ca/powwow/

What is the language called in English and the language itself? -The spelling of the language has varied and includes Mi’kmaq and Mi’gmaq in English, and Lnuismk, Miꞌkmawiꞌsimk, and Miꞌkmwei in the language itself. Where is the language spoken? -It was and is spoken in what’s now Maine, in the US, and Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI, and parts of Quebec and Newfoundland in Canada.  How many people speak the language? -It’s spoken by around an estimated 11,000 people. Which language family does it belong to? What are some of its relative languages? -Mi’kmaq is an Eastern Algonquian language, related to Abenaki and Malecite–Passamaquoddy.  What writing system does the language use? -Currently it’s written in the Latin alphabet. Previously, it was written using Mi’kmaq hieroglyphic writing, which looks like this:

What kind of grammatical features does the language have? -Mi’kmaq is a polysynthetic language that determines word order by emphasis rather than a strict order for subjects, objects, and verbs. Things like subject and object are attached to the verb as affixes. There are three types of words: nouns, verbs, and particles. The language has two noun classes: animate and inanimate, and verbs can also be marked for animacy. Miꞌkmaq also uses a decimal numeral system.

What does the language sound like?

-Mi’kmaq is not tonal.  -Obstruents are devoiced when they appear word-initally or adjacent to another obstruent, and are consistently voiced when they appear between sonorants.  -Stops and affricates that appear word-finally may be aspirated. -Phoneme length is distinguished for both vowels and consonants; a schwa is epenthesized between long consonants and other consonants.  What do you personally find interesting about the language? -I find the animacy system really cool. Although many animate nouns seem “predictable” (such as people, animals, and spirits), it’s not always easy to guess. For example, “the calf of the leg is an animate noun while the thigh is inanimate, and a raspberry is animate while a strawberry is inanimate.” (WikiLang) Resources used to compile this post: http://listuguj.ca/directorates/listuguj-education-directorate/migmaq-language/ https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Mi%27kmaq_language/Grammar https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiLang/Mi%27kmaq_Grammar https://www.omniglot.com/writing/mikmaq.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miꞌkmaq_language I used the same format as @languagesandshootingstars, who’s been creating some great content for this challenge. 

[marksark]

Finally moving in a good direction. Good because my eyes grow tired! #artist #mooseantlers #migmaq (at Listuguj Mi'gmaq First Nation)

[lilbongwater]

i have migmaq insults ready for when they come at me

[doingbusiness-ca]

Government of Canada and Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government conclude agreement on fishery

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Government of Canada and Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government conclude agreement on fishery

[metasium]

My father’s tools https://aeon.co/videos/making-a-basket-from-a-single-tree-a-migmaq-craftsman-finds-communion-in-his-work

[venice-witchh]

An important cultural piece reflected on my spirit. I had a dream with these motifs and it was brilliant.

[phyllisgrant]

I’m so excited for Friday! My daughter Felicia and I had the pleasure of designing art for the Acadie Titan Bathurst and will be dropping the puck at Friday night’s game! So thrilled and proud to be a part of this historic event! ❤️ Press release: https://en.letitan.com/article/titan-unveil-indigenous-celebration-jerseys @venicewitchh #abtitan #paqtesm #glooscapscompanion #medicines #harmony #hockey #bathurst #newbrunswick #canada #indigenousjersey #migmaq #mikmaq https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpf7af3ufFt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[venea]

Rhymes for Young Ghouls

Red Crow Mi'gMaq reservation, 1976: By government decree, every Indian child under the age of 16 must attend residential school. In the kingdom of the crow, that means imprisonment at St. Dymphna's. That means being at the mercy of "Popper", the sadistic Indian agent who runs the school.At 15, Aila is the weed princess of Red Crow. Hustling with her uncle Burner, she sells enough dope to pay Popper her "truancy tax", keeping her out her out of St.Ds. But when Aila's drug money is stolen and her father Joseph returns from prison, the precarious balance of Aila's world is destroyed. Her only options are to run or fight ... and Mi'gMaq don't run.

I'm still mad at myself that I missed the screenings of this film in Vancouver last year. I heard great things about Rhymes for Young Ghouls. 

[ohceedee]

[marksark]

Fishing on the mighty Restigouche River. #kanada #migmaq #salmon (at Listuguj Mi'gmaq First Nation)

[doingbusiness-ca]

The Mi'gmaq Maliseet Aboriginal Fisheries Management Association is forging ahead with sustainable, innovative management of marine resources

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The Mi'gmaq Maliseet Aboriginal Fisheries Management Association is forging ahead with sustainable, innovative management of marine resources

[marksark]

As an artist I think it's essential to capture not only the emotion but spirit in what it is you're working on. Working on a painting for my home community. #raid #SQ #migmaq #Listuguj #IndigenousRights (at Listuguj Mi'gmaq First Nation)

[doingbusiness-ca]

Fact sheet: Restoration of important coastal habitats for the Mi'gmaq communities of Gespeg and Gesgapegiag and the Maliseet of Viger

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Fact sheet: Restoration of important coastal habitats for the Mi'gmaq communities of Gespeg and Gesgapegiag and the Maliseet of Viger