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Weja'tegemgeg nigp 1997 Mi'gmaq Online nasteg internet-igtug. Na tujiw pas'g lluigneg te's'gl glusuaqann aq tapu'gl telatuemgewe'l eteg'pnn. CD-ROM-igtug getu' tllugwatmeg'p ula lugowaqan gatu ta'n tujiw me' poqjigsigawa's'geg ta'n telpanta'tmg mussal jugs'tm'g internet-igtug na na'te'l eligtuapsultieg'p.

Mi'gmaq Online has been a presence on the net since 1997 with seven words and two sentences. The original plan was for a CD-ROM based talking dictionary, but as upload times on the net became faster we were able to make the project totally internet based.

Sean Haberlin

Sa'n Gepeg tle'iawit. Ma'muni'w apoqonmugsieg ta'n te's'g goqwei computer wetaqane'was'g. Nige' me' newte' teliapoqonmugsieg, tellugwet system adminstrator, ne'gaw aq nige' iga'toq aq mu ta'lmug ugtlugowaqan.

Sean is from Quebec. He has been the main technical advisor and troubleshooter since the inception of the project. He now functions as our system administrator, always pro bono.

Eunice Metallic

Tio'tis Listugujg tle'iawit. Maw Ta'ianal aq So'sepal, ilapt'gl aq angua'toqol glusuaqann, ewi'g'gl telatuemgewe'l, aq elugwatgl mussal jugs'tm'g. Sa'q tellugwet mijua'ji'jg aq mimajuinu'g geggina'muajig tli'suti, aq elg ginamasuti'l gisgaja'tmg aq nustmasewemg i'tlugwet.

Eunice is from Listuguj. She is one of the team of Mi'gmaq speakers who edits and adds entries, records words, and prepares and records sentences for the dictionary. She has a long background as a Mi'gmaq language educator for adult learners and at the elementary, middle and high school levels. She also works in curriculum development and translation.

Diane Mitchell

Ta'ian Listugujg tle'iawit. Maw So'sepal aq Tio'tisal, ilapt'gl aq angua'toqol glusuaqann, ewi'g'gl telatuemgewe'l, aq elugwatgl mussal jugs'tm'g. Tli'sutigtug nustmasewet, i'gina'muep (mijua'ji'jg aq mimajuinu'g) aq ginamasuti'l gisgaja'tmg elg tellugwep. Me' maljewe'juiteg theatre production-igtug etllugwep.

Diane is from Listuguj. She is one of the team of Mi'gmaq speakers who edits and adds entries, records words, and prepares and records sentences for the dictionary. She has worked on Mi'gmaq language translation, teaching (elementary and adults) and curriculum development. She has a backgroung in theatre production.

Watson Williams

Watsn ignmugsieg'pnn glusuaqann gi's sa'q negm aq pugwelg mimajuinu, pjili'w Jan's Pigie'l, mawo'tu'titl. Na na'te'l wejipqojilugutieg aq elg nespiangua'taqatieg. Gi's sa'q Watsn Migma'gig tli'sutigtug elugwet, mamun naspip ta'n Migmawei "Bible" telgisa'tas'g. I'gina'muet university-igtug aq ginamasuti'l gisgaja'tmg elg pugwelg gisa'toq.

Watson provided the project with the database we work from (and add to). He and others, especially Janice Vicaire, had compiled and enhanced the data over the several decades he has spent working with the Mi'gmaq language in Listuguj and communities in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. He was instrumental in the publication of a Mi'gmaq bible. He has taught Mi'gmaq linguistics courses at the university level and has worked extensively in Mi'gmaq curriculum development.

Joe Wilmot

So'sep Listugujg tle'iawit. Maw Ta'ianal aq Tio'tisal, ilapt'gl aq angua'toqol glusuaqann, ewi'g'gl telatuemgewe'l, aq elugwatgl mussal jugs'tm'g. I'gina'muapni mijua'ji'jg tli'suti, ginamasuti'l gisgaja'tmg aq nustmasewemg elg tellugwet. Elg aluse'wit aq wenji'guoml eltoqol.

Joe is from Listuguj. He is one of the team of Mi'gmaq speakers who edits and adds entries, records words, and prepares and records sentences for the dictionary. He has taught Mi'gmaq at the elementary level and has worked in curriculum development and translation. He also works in building and construction.

Dave Ziegler

Ta'pit Toronto tle'iawit. Negm gis wi'g'g software ta'n Mi'gmaq Online ewg glusuaqann aq mussal jugs'tm'g tellugweg. Negm elg ignmugsieg server ta'n Mi'gmaq Online nasteg. Maw Sa'nal, naspit ula lugowaqan ta'n poqji angite'tas'g'p aq ne'gaw aq nige' iga'toq aq mu ta'lmug ugtlugowaqan.

David is from Toronto. He is the one who has written the custom software that allows the Mi'gmaq Online dictionary to function. He also provides the server that hosts our web site. He, along with Sean, has been involved with the project since its inception, always pro bono.