It is often believed that our history on the Miramichi began when the first French settler, Nicholas Denys, arrived here about 1650. But the Micmac Indians made the Mlramichi their home thousands of years before then.
The Indians of New Brunswick belong to the Algonquin Indian family. There are three tribes: Passamaquoddy, Mallseet, and Micmac. The Maliseet tribe lived in Western New Brunswick along the Saint John River. The Passamaquoddy Indians lived in Southern New Brunswick around Passamaquoddy Bay. The Micmac tribe lived along the Eastern shore of New Brunswick including the Miramichi.