L'nu
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L’nu (Singular; Lnu'k, plural) is the self recognized term for the Mi'kmaq of New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Quebec and Maine, USA.
Members of the Mi'kmaq First Nation historically referred to themselves as L'nu, meaning Human Being.
Their Françoise allies whom they referred to as Ni'kmaq, meaning My kin, initially referred to them a “Soriquois” or “Gaspesians”. Over time their Françoise allies and succeeding immigrating nations’ peoples began to refer to the Lnu'k as Ni’knaq, (invariably corrupting the word to various spellings such as Mik Mak, Mic Mac, etc.).
With constant use, the term “Micmac”, although there was no such word in the Mi'kmaq (Lnui'simk) language, came to be a part of the Lexicon of the English language and was used by the Lnu'k as well. Present day Lnu’k linguists have standardized the writing of Lnui'simk for modern times and “Mi’kmaq” is now the official spelling of this non-word.
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