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On the Go
CA BI T-2279 · Item · ca. 1987

File consists of an audio recording of the CBC program, On the Go, featuring a segment on the 1987 Summer Games.

Item · Aug. 1969

Item is a report outlining development opportunities, including oyster farming, forestry development, and trade and commercial development for the Eskasoni reserve. To locate this item at the Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Economy - Title of Item requested."

Passion of the Christ
CA BI T-2269 · Item · 1977

File consists of an audio recording of the Passion of Christ, read by Bernie Francis in Mi'kmaq.

Pestie'wa'taqatimk
CA BI FT-2.8a · Item · 1981

File consists of a videorecording of Mi'kmaw Christmas customs. Enactment of the presentation of gifts to those who are named after saints. CBC/Beaton Institute Production; 30 minutes

Item is available for streaming: Item is available for streaming: https://youtu.be/nZvBTiYChjs [https://youtu.be/nZvBTiYChjs]

CA BI PAM 1298 · Item · 1893

Item is a photocopied section (p. 666-671) of this article by Garrick Mallery. This article appeared in the Tenth Annual Report, Bureau of Ethnology, 1888-9, Washington, D.C., 1893. Includes a discussion on Mi'kmaw hieroglyphics.

Poems of Rita Joe
CA BI PS 8569 O33 P64 · Item · 1978

Item is an Abanaki Press publication featuring poetry by Rita Joe.

CA BI T-580 · Item · 25 Apr. 1977

File consists of an audio recording of an interview with Donald Marshall by Owen Fitzgerald on CBI Radio re: a brief to the Nova Scotia Government; recording includes a presentation to Warren Allman, Minister of Indian Affairs

Quillwork
CA BI T-2323 · Item · 1986

File consists of an audio recording of an interview on quillwork.

Report on Chapel Island
Item · 1972

Item is a reproduction of the original report developed for DEVCO in July 1972 on the feasibility of making Chapel Island a tourist destination. Includes a history of the Chapel Island Mission Church; mentions descriptive comments from various historical sources, and recommendations that Chapel Island be made a tourist attraction. To locate this item at the Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Micmac - Title of Item
requested."

Report on Indian Affairs
CA BI PAM 3312 · Item · 25 Jan. 1843

Item is a reproduction of a report on the state of Nova Scotian Indian Affairs by Joseph Howe, then Indian Commissioner for Indian Affairs. Gives Mi'kmaw population figures of Nova Scotia for 1843, listed by region. Describes financial position, housing, land, education and religion of Mi'kmaq.

Residential Schools
CA BI PAM 4004 · Item · 1990-1998

File consists of reproductions of academic and newspaper articles that address the topic of residential schools in Canada.

Review of "Justice Denied"
CA BI T-2272 · Item · Nov. 1989

File consists of an audio recording of the Marshall family reviewing the 1989 film, Justice Denied, and their reactions and remembrances of the case.

Rita Joe
CA BI 00-03-29989 · Item · 199-?

Item is a photograph of Rita Joe reading to a small group of people.

Rita Joe
CA BI 00-06-29992 · Item · 1990

Item is a photograph of Rita Joe holding the proclamation of her induction to the Order of Canada.

Rita Joe
CA BI 00-05-29991 · Item · 1992

Item is a photograph of Rita Joe signing a record after her induction into the Privy Council. The Governor-General and Queen Elizabeth II are also featured in the photograph.

Rita Joe
CA BI 00-04-29990 · Item · 1992

Item is a photograph of Rita Joe with her daughter Caroline and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.

Simon Cremo
CA BI T-1516 · Item · 1960

File consists of an audio recording of violin selections; includes jigs, reels & polkas performed by Simon Cremo, Eskasoni.

CA BI PAM 2477 · Item · 1949?

Item is a textual history of Sisters of Charity, Halifax, 1849-1949. Mentions Mi'kmaw "Residential School" at Shubenacadie where girls were taught "home economics & boys taught woodwork & farming; both recieved spiritual training." Also mentions "Indian Reserve Convent, Micmac, Nova Scotia."

CA BI PAM 2247 · Item · 1915

Item is a reproduction of an article that includes tales written down from the dictation of Chief Joe Julian of Membertou and John Joe of Whycocomagh.

Song of Eskasoni
CA BI 2007-008.3.001 · Item · 1993

File consists of "an account of the revival of the native traditions and spirituality in Eskasoni through the writings of Rita Joe."

CA BI 95-295-26386 · Item · 1994

Item is a photograph of the Chapel Island St. Anne Mission outdoor mass - 1994. Celebrant Bishop Colin Campbell of Antigonish.

CA BI 95-294-26385 · Item · 1994

Item is a photograph of the Chapel Island St. Anne Mission Procession.

CA BI 95-293-26384 · Item · 1994

Item is a photograph of the Chapel Island Mission Shrine. Water blessing by Bishop Colin Campbell and Grand Chief Ben Sylliboy.

St. Anne Monument, Membertou
CA BI 96-221-26909 · Item · 1995

Item is an original photograph of the St. Anne monument in Membertou.

St. Anne's Mission
CA BI T-2318 · Item · 198-

File consists of an audio recording of an interview about the Mission in Potlotek.

St. Anne's Mission Church
CA BI 95-296-26387 · Item · 26 Jul. 1994

Item is a photograph of a procession on St. Anne's Mission Day at Membertou, Sydney. St. Anne Mission Church in background.

St. Anne's Mission Church
CA BI 95-297-26388 · Item · 26 Jul. 1994

Item is a photograph of a procession on St. Anne's Mission Day at Membertou, Sydney.

CA BI PAM 3226 · Item · 1895

Item is a reproduction of a history/description of St. Anne's Day, Chapel Island (1895). Reference to important role of Fr. Maillard. Mentions role of Chiefs and priests, altar, mass, firing of cannon, procession of St. Ann, shrine feast, peace pipe ceremony and marriage customs. Item is a reproduction of an article published in Donahoe's Magazine. July, 1895, pp. 754-758.

Statistics - Louisbourg
Item · May 1973

Item is a report concerning Louisbourg statistical information; mentions the fact that seven Mi'kmaq were christened there and three died there as well (1722-1745). To locate this item at the Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Towns and Villages - Louisbourg - Title of Item requested."

Stories and music
CA BI T-491 · Item · 1972

File consists of an audio recording of several informants from Inverness County playing Scottish music and telling stories and folktales. Mary B. Cameron of Margaree Forks tells a folktale of Angus Cameron and a
Mi'kmaw man in a wrestling match. She also discusses how "Bocan Brook" got its name: "Mi'kmaq saw a body being buried there, pioneers found spot to be haunted."

CA BI PAM 3247 · Item · 1871

Item is a reproduction of an extract from the North American review, no. CCXXX, January, 1871.

CA BI PAM 2090 · Item · 1938

Item is a reproduction of a 1938 survey of blood groups and other features of Nova Scotian Mi'kmaq; includes comparison of various families/reserve, outlines physical description, eye colour, skin colour, hair characteristics, and analysis of data.

The Canadian Indian
CA BI T-2343 · Item · 1967

File consists of an audio recording

Item · 1970

Item is a reproduction of the original paper, written and published in August 1970. To locate this item at the Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Micmac - Title of Item requested."