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Hunting/Fishing
The Mi’kmaq relied heavily upon the sea and its products, for it supplied about 90% of the available food. Hunting for game required more skill than fishing. The Mi'kmaq would construct fish weirs to trap the spawning fish in great numbers. For large fish like the sturgeon and the salmon, the Mi'kmaq used a spear. For hunting, smaller mammals such as muskrats, otter, mink, marten, fisher and lynx, were often taken using deadfall traps and snares.
Shelter
Mi'kmaq people lived in structures called wigwams. They cut down saplings, which were usually spruce, and curved them over a circle drawn on the ground. These saplings were lashed together at the top, and then covered with birch bark. The Mi'kmaq had two different sizes of wigwams. The smaller size could hold 10-15 people and the larger size 15-20 people. Wigwams could be either conical or domed in shape.
Clothing
Aboriginal Mi'kmaq clothing was made from the skins of the animals they killed. Deer and moose skins were fashioned into leggings, sleeves, breechclouts and moccasins, all of which were worn by both men and women. In winter fur robes would be added. Skin clothing was sometimes beautifully decorated with dyed porcupine quills. Clothing was sewn together using deer or caribou sinew and bone awls and needle
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