Angela Robinson , a Memorial University anthropologist claims that the majority of Newfoundlanders living west of the Avalon Peninsula and St. John 's have Mi'kmaq ancestry .
Many Mi'kmaq who were hiding their ancestry often married non-indigenous people which greatly increased the Mi'kmaq's population .
Angela Robinson , a Memorial University anthropologist claims that the majority of Newfoundlanders living west of the Avalon Peninsula and St. John 's have Mi'kmaq's ancestry .
Many Mi'kmaq who were hiding their ancestry often married non-indigenous people which greatly increased the Mi'kmaq's population .