Mi'kmaq traditional territory

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First Nations territory Indigenous land in Canada ancestral territory cultural region historic region traditional territory

Mi'kmaq traditional territory is the ancestral homeland of the Mi'kmaq people in Atlantic Canada, encompassing lands and waters central to their culture, history, and treaty relationships.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	First Nations territory ⓘ Indigenous land in Canada ⓘ ancestral territory ⓘ cultural region ⓘ historic region ⓘ traditional territory ⓘ
associatedWithTreaty	Peace and Friendship Treaties NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaties of 1725–1779 NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of 1752 NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
culture	Mi'kmaq culture ⓘ
environmentType	coastal region ⓘ forest region ⓘ marine ecosystem ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Mi'kmaq NERFINISHED ⓘ
governedTraditionallyBy	Mi'kmaq Grand Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice	ocean navigation ⓘ riverine travel ⓘ seasonal migration ⓘ
hasLegalConcept	Aboriginal title ⓘ treaty rights ⓘ
hasPart	Atlantic coastal waters ⓘ Bay of Fundy NERFINISHED ⓘ Cape Breton Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaspé Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of St. Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ Mi’kma’ki districts NERFINISHED ⓘ New Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ Northumberland Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Edward Island NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Maine ⓘ parts of Newfoundland ⓘ parts of Quebec ⓘ
hasTraditionalName	Mi’kma’ki NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	Mi'kmaq language NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Atlantic Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	North America NERFINISHED ⓘ Turtle Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedBy	Supreme Court of Canada (in various decisions on Mi'kmaq rights) NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Mi'kmaq spirituality ⓘ
significantFor	Mi'kmaq fishing ⓘ Mi'kmaq gathering ⓘ Mi'kmaq governance ⓘ Mi'kmaq history ⓘ Mi'kmaq hunting ⓘ Mi'kmaq subsistence practices ⓘ Mi'kmaq treaty rights ⓘ
traditionalTerritoryOf	Mi'kmaq people NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Bras d'Or Lake → culturalRegion → Mi'kmaq traditional territory ⓘ