Mi’kmaw History Month – October 2025

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October 1, 2025

Mi’kmaq History Month was established in Nova Scotia to promote education and awareness of the Mi’kmaw culture during the month of October. Each year a poster is created to highlight aspects of Mi’kmaw culture. This year, the poster theme is A’tukwemk aq A’tukowinu’k – Storytelling and Storytellers. It celebrates the importance of story in Mi’kma’kik.

Get involved

Victoria County residents are encouraged to participate in events that promote awareness and education of Mi’kmaw history and culture in October. You can join in celebrating culture, tradition and community at the Wagmatcook Powwow on October 18 and 19, 2025!

Why October?

Treaty of 1752

When the English arrived in Mi’kma’ki (the Mi’kmaq homeland that includes present-day Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, central and eastern New Brunswick, the Gaspe Peninsula and Newfoundland) the Mi’kmaq and the Crown signed treaties of peace and friendship so they could live in harmony and peace.

The 1752 Treaty showed the Crown’s intentions to make peace, provide trading posts, and protect the land and way of life for the Mi’kmaw people. The Treaty also designated October 1 as the date on which the Mi’kmaw people would receive gifts from the Crown to “renew their friendship and submissions.” (https://mikmaqhistorymonth.ca/about/)