Egg
Plamu eggs are small and pink. As the eggs mature, the tiny eyes of the salmon can be seen.
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Alevin
When Plamu emerges from the egg, it is called an alevin. On its stomach, it has food in a yolk sac.
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A’qatikwet Plamu
A’qatikwet Plamu etlqatk sipuk newtipunqek mi’soqo nesipunqekl, mijisit aqq pemikwet. Nike’ telui’tut A’qatikwet Plamu, nikjikapta’sit aqq etlikasit kun’tal ta’n etekl.
Parr
Plamu spends 1-3 years in the stream, eating and growing. Now called Parr, Plamu is speckled and can hide among the rocks.
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Pem-kaqikwet Plamu
Plamu metoqi’kwe’k sipuk eliet apaqtuk. Amujpa sa’se’wa’sit plamu mimajin wiskipoq aqq poqji-sulieweyamkwa’sit. Telui’tut Pem-kaqikwet Plamu.
Smolt
Plamu journeys downriver to the ocean. Plamu must change to survive in salt water, becomes more silver in color and is called a smolt.
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Kaqikwet Plamu
Kaqikwet Plamu ali’kwe’kl paqtapa’ql aqq apaqtl kwilk wilu, we’kaw malqumaji kaqpesaq.
Post-Smolt
Adult Plamu swims around bays and oceans looking for food, which can include capelin.
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Plamu/Seka’lat
Plamu apaja’sit sipu ta’n etlikwes naji-seka’lat. Amujpa knekk so’qi’kwe’k sipuk. Skwemek plamu weknmko’sit ta’n etekl kun’talji’jl aqq etli-seka’lat na’te’l.
Adult/Spawner
Plamu returns to the river where it was born to spawn. Plamu must travel upstream a long way. Female Plamu builds a nest from gravel and cobble and lays her eggs in it.
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Gerald Gloade
Ki’s pitui-mtlnaqipunqekl Mi’kmaq kepmite’lma’tiji aqq ne’kaw elita’suala’tiji Plamu’k wjit mijipjewey. Mi’kmawey A’tukwaqn wjit Ta’n wejiaq Wsitqamu, Klu’skap wikumasnl Plamu’l sman Klu’skapal aqq wikmaq. Ke’sk mimajij plamu weji-smaqa’sit sipuk eliet apaqtuk tujiw app apaja’sit. Pikwelkik malqoma’tiji Plamu’k we’kaw Kitpu. Mita Plamu apaja’sit sipu ta’n etl-ketaqa’sis, te’s sipu, keknuamuksultijik Plamu’k etl-qatmu’tijik. Mi’kmaq kepmite’lma’tiji Plamu’k mita wejkwa’taqnik weja’tua’tij wilu’ow. Ansue’k kiskuk ula keknue’kik nme’jk pemi-ktmaqsenejik, nkutey ta’n sipu’l elijuikl Pekwitapaqek.
artwork by Gerald Gloade
Plamu'k (Atlantic salmon) have been a reliable and respected food for the Mi'kmaq for thousands of years. In the Mi'kmaw Creation Story, Kluskap calls Plamu, who provides food for Kluskap and his family. During its life, Plamu undertakes a journey from the river, to the ocean, and back again. Plamu also provides food for many living beings, including Kitpu, the Bald Eagle. Because Plamu returns to the river where it is born, every salmon river has a unique form of Plamu. The Mi'kmaq honour Plamu for being a source of life for the Mi'kmaq since time immemorial. Unfortunately, this species is at risk in many regions such as the rivers that drain into the Bay of Fundy.
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illustration par Gerald Gloade
Plamu’k (les saumons atlantiques) sont une source de nourriture fiable et respectée chez les Mi’kmaq depuis des milliers d’années. Au cours de sa vie, Plamu entreprend un voyage de la riviève jusqu’à l’océan, pour ensuite retourner jusqu’à la rivière. Plamu est également une souce de nourriture pour plusieurs autres espèces vivantes comme Kitpu, l’aigle à tête blanche. Du fait que Plamu retourne dans la rivière où il est né, chaque rivière à saumons possède une forme unique de Plamu. Malheureusement, cette espèce est en péril dans plusieurs régions. Par exemple, dans les rivières qui se déversent dans la baie de Fundy, Plamu’k sont en voie de disparition.
Plamu’k Mi’kma’kik
Plamu’k ne’kaw keknue’kik tel-mimajimk Mi’kma’kik. Nike’ ula keknue’kik nme’jk pemi- kaqi-ktmaqsenejik.
Malqujete’e’n e’tasiw pkesiknn empisqa’wikk ktu’ kina’masin me’ wjit Plamu.
Plamu'k in Mi'kma'ki
Plamu'k (Atlantic salmon) have always been an important part of life in Mi'kma'ki. This important species is at risk.
Click on each part of the circle to learn more about the life cycle of Plamu.
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