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CA BI PAM 261 · Item · [189-?]

Item is an original version of the text, edition unknown. Cover has been removed, along with the imprint and title pages. There are three series within this text (see below).

Chief Ben Christmas
CA BI D-1784 · Item · 196-?

File consists of a portrait of Chief Ben Christmas.

MacTalla an Eilean
CA BI T-1325 · Item · 197-

File consists of an audio recording of violin selections by Lee Cremo including Johnny Cope and Tom Fancy; piano accompaniment by Vincent Joe, including Paddy on the Turnpike.

C.W. Francis
CA BI T-937 · Item · 197-?

File consists of an audio recording of Mi'kmaw hymns.

CA BI PAM 2362 · Item · 198-?

Item is a history of Mi'kmaw writing, petroglyphs & hieroglyphics; mentions how Roman Catholic missionaries modified hieroglyphics to be used for religious instruction & that new Mi'kmaw orthography is now being developed by Mi'kmaw Association of Cultural Studies.

Apli'kmuj
CA BI T-2033 · Item · 198-

File consists of an audio recording of a child's story in Mi'kmaq; supplement to student handbook. (See MG 07a.11.1b).

The Wiklatmu'j
CA BI T-2316 · Item · 198-

File consists of an audio recording of the Wiklatmu's at Chapel Island.

Folklore Medicine
CA BI T-2317 · Item · 198-

File consists of an audio recording of Maisil Donovan interviewed on Folklore Medicine (Richard MacKinnon's Folklore Class).

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

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

CA BI FT-50 · Item · 199-?

Item is a video recording which celebrates three of folk music's legends: Acadian fiddler Eddy Poirier, Cape Breton Scottish piano player Doug MacPhee, and Mi'kmaw artist and elder, Sarah Denny, and combines performances from open air concerts, old fashioned square dances and a Mi'kmaw mawiomi with the thoughts and feelings of the performers.
Eddy Poirier : fiddling from the Acadian heart --
Doug MacPhee : a legacy of music --
Sarah Denny : keeper of the culture.

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

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

CA BI T-3235 · Item · 199-

File consists of an audio recording performed by The Sons of Membertou: Darrell Bernard, Graham Marshall, Victor Christmas, George Christmas, Calvin (Jip) Paul, Shane Paul, Lincoln Gould, George Smith, Angelo Laporte, Rodney Bear, Dawn Isadore, Austin Christmas, and Mark A. Christmas.

Rev. Pierre Maillard fonds
CA BI MG 7A.2 · Fonds · ca. 1738

Fonds consists of reproductions of papers of Rev. Pierre A.S. Maillard; includes mass with hieroglyphic writings and ornamentation of pages.

Rev. Pierre Maillard
MAP 667 · Item · 1767

Item is an original map showing acreage of Cape Breton townships, parishes, and counties. The map identifies "Indian Hunting Country" based on an earlier survey completed by Samuel Holland.

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.

Micmac Indians
CA BI 91-399-22360 · Item · ca. 1850

Item is a postcard from Ron Caplan to Dr. Robert J. Morgan. The postcard is a reproduction of the well-known oil painting held at the National Gallery of Canada: "Micmac Indians c. 1850; oil on canvas; 45.7 x 61 cm; Purchased 1957; National Gallery of Canada (no. 6663)."

CA BI PAM 3247 · Item · 1871

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

Indians of Nova Scotia
CA BI PAM 2228 · Item · 1878

Item is a reproduction of an article originally published in the Nova Scotian Institute of Science, Halifax. Proceedings, 1877. 1878. v.4, pt. 3, p. 260-281.

CA BI 95-178-26269 · Item · 1878

Item is a reproduction of an item from the National Archives of Canada. The identifying information is as follows: NAC C-12800; "Micmac Indians waiting to receive Ld. Lorne in Halifax 1878"; SPH [Sydney Prior Hall]; India Ink, wash & scraping; 1878.

CA BI 77-564-698 · Item · ca. 1880

Item is a reproduction of a photograph of Reverend Silas Tertius Rand, a Baptist missionary, with two unidentified Mi'kmaq boys.

Pridham, Robert S.
Herney Family at St. Ann's
CA BI 78-712-2462 · Item · ca. 1880

Item is a photograph of Mi'kmaw women, men, and children at St. Ann's. Most likely Chief Herney and family. Photograph is the gift of Harold Medjuck, Photograph Collection #1.

CA BI 78-710-2460 · Item · ca. 1880

Item is a photograph of a Mi'kmaw man at St. Ann's. On the reverse of the photograph is a handwritten note, identifying the man as a "Peter Henry" (Peter Herney).

Keisel, Theodore
CA BI 81-1239-6319 · Item · ca. 1890

Item is a reproduction of a photograph of a Mi'kmaw wi'kuom along the shores of Pitu'pok, Bras d'Or Lake. Steamer in the background is possibly the May Queen of North Sydney or the SS Marion.

Chief John Denny Jr.
CA BI 97-653-28503 · Item · ca. 1880

Item is a photograph of Chief John Denny Jr. (1842-1918), on the right, with several Paul brothers and unidentified missionaries or priests.

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.

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.

CA BI PAM 3243 · Item · 1895

Item is a reproduction of an article originally published in American Anthropologist, Jan., 1895, vol. 8, no. 1, p. 31-42.

Micmac Magic and Medicine
CA BI PAM 3251 · Item · 1896

Item is a reproduction of an article first published in the Journal of American Folklore, Jul. - Sep., 1896, vol. 9, no. 34, p. 170-177.

CA BI PAM 3260 · Item · 1897

Item is a reproduction of an article first published in the Journal of American Folklore, Apr. - Jun., 1897, vol. 10, no. 37, p. 101-105.

Micmacs
CA BI 90-2156-21588a · Item · ca. 1899

Item is a photograph of a gathering in front of a schoolhouse, Bear River.

Micmacs
CA BI 90-2156-21588b · Item · ca. 1899

Item is a reproduction of an original photograph of a gathering in front of a schoolhouse, Bear River 1899.

Margaree
CA BI 94-804-25319 · Item · ca. 1900

Item is a photograph of an unidentified boy by the riverside.

Joe Paul
CA BI 94-809-25324 · Item · ca. 1900

Item is a photograph of Joe Paul, also known as Joe Molley, and Mrs. George (Jessie) Hollifield.

Joe Paul
CA BI 94-808-25323 · Item · ca. 1900

Item is a photograph of Joe Paul, also known as Joe Molley, and Mrs. George (Jessie) Hollifield.

Gabriel, A Guide
CA BI 77-514-648 · Item · ca. 1900

Item is a reproduction of a photograph of Gabriel, who acted as a guide for Judge E. M. Dodd.

Joe Paul
CA BI 94-807-25322 · Item · ca. 1900

Item is a photograph of Joe Paul, also known as Joe Molley.

Joe Paul
CA BI 94-812-25327 · Item · ca. 1900

Item is a photograph of Joe Paul, also known as Joe Molley.

Micmac Camps
CA BI 82-810-7510 · Item · 1904

Item is a photograph of Mi'kmaw camps near New Campbellton. Series of four photographs showing camps, Mi'kmaw man and woman.

Chapel Island
CA BI 97-170-28008 · Item · ca. 1904

Item is a reproduction of a photograph of a Mi'kmaw woman basketweaving.

Micmac Camps
CA BI 82-809-7509 · Item · 1904

Item is a photograph of Mi'kmaw camps near New Campbellton. Series of four photographs showing camps, Mi'kmaw man and woman

Micmac Camps
CA BI 82-812-7512 · Item · 1904

Item is a photograph of Mi'kmaw camps near New Campbellton. Series of four photographs showing camps, Mi'kmaw man and woman.