Mi’kmaq First Nation
also known as "Mi’kmaq"
“The Mi'kmaq are an Indigenous First Nation people who are native to the Atlantic Provinces of Canada. They are also known as L'nu, which means "the people" in their language.”
The Journey of the Mi'kmaq - Wagmatcook Culture and Heritage Centre 24:34 Official
Land & Sea: The Mi'kmaq journey – CBC/Radio-Canada Public Broadcasting 21:53 Official
“For more than 10,000 years, the Mi’kmaq have lived here….”
“The Mi'kmaq Nation is a US federally recognized tribe of Mi'kmaq people, based in Aroostook County, Maine. Their autonym is Ulustuk. Of the 28 bands of Mi'kmaq people, the Mi'kmaq Nation is the only one in the United States.” (Source)
There are over 630 First Nations communities in Canada, which represent more than 50 Nations and 50 Indigenous languages. As in the United States, the Canadian Constitution is the supreme law of Canada.
Section 35 of the Constitution Act of 1982 explicitly recognizes and affirms the existing Aboriginal and treaty rights of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada. Section 35 also indicates that the term “Aboriginal peoples of Canada” includes the First Nation, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada.
Further, section 25 of the Constitution Act, 1982 protects the Aboriginal and treaty rights that are recognized in section 35 and ensures that no other provision of the Charter can take away or supersede those rights.