Who are some famous Mikmaq Indians?
Anna Mae Pictou Aquash, the famous American Indian activist, was Mi’kmaq from Nova Scotia. She worked for Native American rights and an important figure in the American Indian Movement (AIM). In 1975 she was assassinated and the crime is still unsolved. Anna Mae is still an important figure for many Native Americans in the United States and Canada today. You can read more about her life and death here. What problems does the Micmac Indian tribe face today? In Canada, natives and non-natives have many conflicts about Indian land rights. The Micmac and Maliseet tribes of New Brunswick have been at the center of this controversy. When the Micmac and other Indian tribes signed treaties with the Canadian government, they gave up ownership of most of their original land. However, in exchange, the government agreed that the Micmacs would have special fishing, hunting, and logging rights. These special rights make white fishermen, hunters, and loggers very angry. They think it is unfair that t
