#mikmaq — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #mikmaq, aggregated by home.social.
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Today's word of the day in #Mikmaq
Lmu'j (êll·muuj)
Lmu'j is a dog.
Yes that is my 15 year old pupper.
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#Biocultural families: Study centers #Indigenous priorities in connections to #environment
by Seth Truscott, August 11, 2026
"Washington State University horticulturist #JeffreyWall partnered with members of the #Mikmaq #FirstNations people of #Canada to create a new, #IndigenousCentered model of the connections that link humans with plants, animals and the environment.
"Wall interviewed over a dozen traditional knowledge keepers in Unama'ki, the #CapeBreton Island homeland of the Eskasoni Mi'kmaq. He asked tribal elders and allies to describe #BioculturalConnectivity — the relationship between human cultures and local #ecosystems — as they see it. The findings were published in Environmental Science & Policy.
" 'I wanted to show the connective forces that the Mi'kmaq prioritize,' Wall said. 'The goal was to be in tune with their deep #CulturalHeritage, traditions and the #indigenization of the future that they want to promote.'
"With more than 66,000 registered members, the Mi'kmaq are a resilient people native to the U.S. Northeast and Canada's Atlantic provinces who are revitalizing their language and growing their landholdings. Wall's work can guide future mapping and inform the institute's land acquisition strategy.
"The project reflects the concept of #TwoEyedSeeing — understanding the world from both #Indigenous and #Western approaches — introduced by Mi'kmaq elders Albert and Murdena Marshall.
" 'There is a growing understanding that environmental conditions can improve if we bring more Indigenous ways of knowing and being into the conversation,' said Lisa Young, executive director of the Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources. 'Maintaining a #reciprocal relationship with the land is in itself a way to protect and preserve it.' "
Read more:
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-biocultural-families-centers-indigenous-priorities.html#SolarPunkSunday #EnvironmentalAwareness #EnvironmentalStewardship #TraditionalKnowledge #Technology #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge
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Indigenous youth in P.E.I. tee it up for a day of golf
The #Mikmaq Confederacy of P.E.I. held its first-ever Indigenous Youth Golf Day on Wednesday. About 20 golfers teed off, some for the first time. CBC’s Taylor O'Brien was there.
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Today's word of the day in #Mikmaq
Gajuewj (ga·ju·ewch)
Gajuewj is a cat.
(Yes this ginger menace of a Siamese/Thai is my cat Oliver)
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Source: CBC #news #novascotia
#capebreton culture walks explores #Mikmaq, Gaelic and Acadian traditions
Moosebait Adventure Tours is behind the wilderness walks that connect the region's shared history. The CBC's Ethan Hunt has the story.
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Been pretty much under the weather this week and the kiddo being an insomniac means that the small amount of sleep I get is messed up.
Hopefully I will be able to get back to the daily #Mikmaq posts next week. -
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#Gardens that Nurture #Culture
Spring 2022
Excerpt: "Growing one’s own food became more appealing and, in some cases, a greater necessity to many in this pandemic era. #NativePeoples have long tended gardens that have provided their communities with #sustainably grown foods, #MedicinalPlants and #NaturalMaterials. Today these much-needed sources of local, healthy foods are also places to cultivate and preserve #CulturalTraditions.
" 'Even some Native cultures—like #foraging cultures—that didn’t historically garden now see it as a helpful use of land and time and money because they can efficiently produce the kinds of foods that people need to stay healthy,' said Elizabeth Hoover. Of #Mohawk and #Mikmaq descent, she is an associate professor of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at the University of California in Berkeley. Researching this trend, she drove 20,000 miles in 2014 to talk with dozens of #AmericanIndian gardeners and food advocates.
"In western North Carolina, David Anderson works as the horticultural operations supervisor at the #JessieOwleDugan #NativePlant and Greenhouse Facility of the Eastern Band of #Cherokee Indians. The complex includes three #greenhouses, 30 raised growing beds, a 3-acre nursery and 5 acres of fields dedicated to producing crops specifically for their seeds. It also has 330 acres of field that can be leased to enrolled tribal members who wish to garden or farm.
"While the facility does generate funds for the tribe, it also preserves culturally important species to get them into the hands of tribal members to plant. It focuses on growing traditional plants, such as #grapes, #elderberry, #WildStrawberries, #blackberries, #huckleberries sochan and #cohosh. In 2021, the greenhouse also grew #hickory saplings, which once mature, can to provide wood that can be used to make stickball sticks, artworks and other traditional projects. 'We serve our community with plants for home, for farmers, and for restoration,' said Anderson."
Read more:
https://www.americanindianmagazine.org/story/gardens-that-nurture-culture#SolarPunkSunday #TraditionalFoods #NativeAmericans #CulturalPreservation #GrowYourOwnFood #Resilience #FoodSecurity #HeirloomPlants #SeedSaving
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Today's word of the day in #Mikmaq
Amalo'qoman (a·mal·oo·hgo·man)Amalo'qoman is fruit
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Today's word of the day in #Mikmaq
Gispnapewit (gis·pê·na·be·wit)
Gispnapewit means to have a tired look.
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I've had someone pretty pushy about my post regarding the city of Halifax in #Mikmaq, insisting I apologize kind of the usual heated attitude that comes from folks using the AI summary to back their 'rightness.' While I am willing to issue corrections, when I am wrong... 1/2