Chapel Island is near Barra Head. There they would discuss matters such as how to share hunting grounds and other things that concerned them all. The meetings were part of their way of governing themselves.

“Mi’kmaw” and “Mi’kmaq”

Mi’kmaq means “the family” and should be used as a noun (a person, place or thing), or the subject of a sentence.
Example: The Mi’kmaq had their own laws.

Mi’kmaw is the singular of Mi’kmaq.
Example: He is a Mi’kmaw.
Mi’kmaw is also an adjective.
Example: The Mi’kmaw people have lived here a long time. Mi’kmaw treaties were signed with England.

Using Vocabulary

water      isthmus      Bras d’Or Lakes      mainland      location

Complete this paragraph using words from the word bank above. People were interested in the Richmond County area because of its _____________. Travel by _____________ was the easiest way to get from one place to another. Mi’kmaw people crossed the _____________ near St. Peter’s to get from the _____________ to the Atlantic Ocean.