Essay Database

The Micmac The Micmac natives were one of the first inhabitants that arrived from Asia to the North American continent. They crossed Bering Strait, which was covered by the last glaciation, approximately 30,000 years ago. Upon the settlement of the continent, the Micmac finally settled in the Maritimes. Here, they established themselves as people and as the dominant tribe in the Canadian Maritimes. The Micmac were semi-nomadic since they routinely moved between summer fishing villages near …

…French. Those that refused to convert and thus kept the Micmac natives alive, kept their values, their individuality, and their way of life that made the Micmac natives exist today and are still part of Canadian Nation. The Micmac were the most influential tribe in the Maritimes and their contact with the Europeans almost caused their own eradication, yet they remain today in the reserves created to protect the great natives known as the Micmac.