They and the English settlers
were now friends and had been for many years. They became friends based
on trading and mutual respect. The Micmacs showed the whites how to trade
and live in a harmonious environment with nature.
The Micmac were three miles deep when
the first white man arrived on these shores. They who lived on the banks
of the river were fishermen; the ones in the middle were farmers while
the deepest ones in the woods were hunters.
Each group traded with the others for
the necessities of life. The Original tribe at Richibucto was the MICMAC-TRIBE
with domain, which stretched from Montreal to Shediac. They held their
major meetings at a central meeting place - the site of Richibucto today
.