Example sentences for: micmac

How can you use “micmac” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Gaspé, the first Canadian landfall of Jacques Cartier in 1534, is a Micmac Indian word for Land’s End, and this is indeed southern Québec’s most remote region, 700 km (420 miles) from Québec City.

  • Out in the bay, on Lennox Island, is a settlement of Micmac Indians.

  • In the 18th century, the Micmac were courted by the French as allies against the British.

  • The Micmac called themselves megumawaach perfect men and migmac allies; the Maliseet called them micmac porcupine people and mi k'am in Maliseet meant both Micmac and wood spirit.

  • Like the Denes of the Pacific Coast, the Micmac found a life of relative plenty when they migrated from the Great Lakes to the fishing waters of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick.


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