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To: davius
Micmacs or their tradition spelling Mi'kmaq are not native to Newfoundland, as I should know because I have been born and raised in central Newfoundland and married to a Mi'kmaq woman whose grandmother was 100% Mi'kmaq from Conne River. Mi'kmaq were brought to Newfounland from Nova Scotia to KILL beothuk indians. When fisherman in the fishing ports started to have axes, knives, etc taken and replaced with beothuck made tools or trinkets (beothuks believe they were just doing fair trade with the whites) told the owners (the merchants) of the stages they worked in of the stolen tools the merchants got the British government to bring in the Mi'kmaq.

Long story short the Mi'kmaq killed most of the Beothuks with the last of their tribe were killed or taken prisoner on Red Indian Lake. Graves are still to this day being found all along the Exploits river which runs next to my town.

And your fun fact might concern Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq but Newfoundland Mi'kmaq do not have dual citizenship.

12 posted on 06/30/2012 9:20:51 PM PDT by Thor1966
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To: Thor1966
Thanks! I knew about the Micmac involvement but I felt it might be a sensitive area in which to comment as all parties have denied culpability at times.

I never thought to ask where the Micmacs I've met hailed from in Canada.
13 posted on 06/30/2012 9:53:52 PM PDT by davius (You can roll manure in powdered sugar but that don't make it a jelly doughnut.)
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