Federation of Newfoundland Indians

Resources: Mi’kmaq History and Culture

The following resources provide a variety of threads in the story of the Mi’kmaq people of Newfoundland.


Available for purchase or rental:

  • The Mi’kmaw People of Newfoundland: A Celebration
    • Buy the exhibition catalogue (book)
    • Buy the exhibition catalogue (CD)
    • Rent the travelling exhibit

Contact the office for details.


Available for download:

  • National Aboriginal Day 2008
    This brochure contains a brief timeline of Newfoundland Mi’kmaq and some cultural history.

  • Reference Resources
    A 17-page guide to further reading, extracted from the “FNI Mi'kmaq Curriculum Guide” by Victor Kendell. It lists books, articles, videos, and web sites relating to Mi’kmaq history and culture. Also available in hard copy from FNI and band council offices.


Available from the FNI:

The following reports, commissioned by the FNI, are available in hard copy, at all band council offices and the FNI offices:

  • “Mi’kmaq Survival in Newfoundland: The Continuity of Bands in The Twentieth Century,” by Adrian Tanner and Dorothy C. Anger; April 1995

  • “The MicMac Shore: MicMac Family History on the West Coast of Newfoundland,” by Dorothy Stewart with Marlene Companion; March 2002 (three volumes)

  • “Putting it Back Together: Micmac Political Identity in Newfoundland,” by Dorothy C. Anger; May 1983

  • “Fragments of Time: The Ki’kmaq Nation & Ktaqamkuk,” by Dr. David T. McNab; Sept 1994

  • “The Perfect Disguise: Frank Speck’s Pilgrimage to Ktaqamkuk – The Place of Fog – in 1914,” by David T. McNab

  • “Report on the Edward Tompkin’s Report The Micmac People of Newfoundland: A Study of Exclusion,” by David T. McNab; June 1993

  • “Newfoundland: Flat Bay, Port Au Port, Mattis Point,” Author Unknown. This historical/ethnic study was completed in February 1984


Further reading:

  • The Mi’kmaq: How Their Ancestors Lived Five Hundred Years Ago, by Ruth Holmes Whitehead and Harold McGee; illustrations by Kathy Kaulbach. Nimbus Publishing: Halifax, 2005, as well as other publications on the Mi’kmaq people by Ruth Holmes Whitehead.

  • Six Micmac Stories.  By Ruth Holmes Whitehead. Halifax: Nimbus Publishing and Nova Scotia Museum, 1992.

  • Micmac, Maliceet and Beothuk Collections in Europe and the Pacific. By Ruth Holmes Whitehead Halifax: Nova Scotia Museum, 1989.

  • Stories from the Six Worlds. By Ruth Holmes Whitehead Halifax: Nimbus Publishing, 1988.

  • Micmac, Maliceet and Beothuk Collections in Great Britain. By Ruth Holmes Whitehead Halifax: Nova Scotia Museum, 1988.