The name Mi’kmaq, possibly means “our kin-friends” or “people of the red earth.” Historic Mi’kmaq Territory consists of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, the Gaspe of Quebec, and parts of Newfoundland and the State of Maine. After a long struggle, the Mi’kmaq Nation received federal recognition in 1991, and subsequently changed their name from the Aroostook Band of Micmac Indians. The majority of the approximately 1,500 members live in Aroostook County.