What other Native Americans did the Micmac tribe interact with?
The Micmac were great traders, carrying goods between northern tribes like the Innu and Cree and New England tribes like the Abenaki and Pennacook. They were also fierce warriors, fighting with the powerful Iroquois and the Beothuk of Newfoundland. But their most important neighbors were the Maliseets, Passamaquoddies, Abenakis, and Penobscots. These five tribes formed an alliance called the Wabanaki Confederacy. Before this alliance, the Micmacs were not always friends with these other tribes. Sometimes they even fought wars. But once they joined the Confederacy, the Wabanaki tribes never fought each other again, and are still allies today. What kinds of stories do Mi’kmaq Indian people tell? There are lots of traditional Mi’kmaq legends and fairy tales. Storytelling is very important to the Mi’kmaq culture. Here is one legend about Glooscap (Gluskabe), the culture hero of the Wabanaki tribes, and another about Rabbit and the Moon. Who are some famous Mi’kmaq Indians? Anna Mae Pictou
