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Drum Mi'gmaq Stories The drum has been in use since time immemorial. It is said by our Elders that the drum was located in the center of the community. Read more Français	The Blue Lobster Mi'gmaq Stories There’s only a one in a two million chance you will ever catch one of these rare crustaceans. But for a group of Lobster fishermen in Gespeg, QC, that one in a two million shot actually came true. Read more Français
Lobster Trapping Mi'gmaq Stories Read more	The Migmaq Star Mi'gmaq Stories The Mi’gmaq have an eight-pointed star that is significant to them. In 1983, a man in Bedford, Nova Scotia came across a Mi’gmaq petroglyph in a wooded area. A petroglyph is a symbol or design carved into the rock on the ground. This petroglyph was an eight-point star – a symbol that is very important to the Mi’gmaq. Read more Français
The Creation of the World According to the Mi’gmaq Mi'gmaq Stories Read more Français	Hooked on Ice Fishing Mi'gmaq Stories Hooked on Ice Fishing By Andrew Lavigne Read more Français
The Puglutmu’j Mi'gmaq Stories The Little People By Joe Wilmot Read more Français	Gesgapegiaqewei Sipu Walqwa’lugwei Mi'gmaq Stories Gesgapegiaqewei Sipu Walqwa’lugwei Summary by Joe Wilmot Edited into Listuguj orthography Read more Français
Bagful of Wind Mi'gmaq Stories In the old days, the wind used to be extremely strong and created havoc. Strong winds blew through where the Natives lived. Many people died and their belongings were destroyed. At the time, a native man and his three sons lived a distance away from the other families, in a fenced yard. Read more Français	Berry Picking Mi'gmaq Stories Berries are one of the many foods gathered in preparation for the winter months ahead. Read more Français
Elders Nicholas and Mary Mi'gmaq Stories Elders Nicholas and Mary live in Listuguj. Flowers grow in their front yard. Read more Français	Fiddleheads Mi'gmaq Stories One of the first blooms to appear in the spring after a long winter is the fiddlehead. Fiddleheads grow in clusters in April and May. The harvesting of fiddleheads is a very short season. Read more Français
How a Tree Turned Red Mi'gmaq Stories There was a man named Noah. Noah didn’t have a pot to cook the geese he caught. He had no choice but to invent a pot. Read more Français	No One Here But Me and You Mi'gmaq Stories (As was told by late George Vicaire to late Manny Metallic) Read more Français
The First Chief of Gespeg Mi'gmaq Stories Leon Jeannotte was the first Chief of Gespeg. He did many things to better his community and help his people. This is his story as told by his wife, Beatrice Coffin. Read more Français

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