File consists of an audio recording of an interview with Lee Cremo.
File consists of an audio recording of Thomas Stevens on the various cures the Mi'kmaq have for colds, fever, sores, and bee stings. He explains about the various herbs they use. Eel skin is good for arthritis; make a
bracelet from eel skin. Gives a list of other cures for broken leg, etc.
Item is an audio reel that features a sound recording of Mr. A.T. Rhymes being interviewed by his son, Fulton Rhymes, about the history of the Sydney Steel Plant.
Item is an audio reel that features a sound recording of Blair Caum being interviewed by Fulton Rhymes about the Sydney Steel Plant.
Item is an audio reel that features a sound recording of John Mackley being interviewed by Fulton Rhymes about the Sydney Steel Plant.
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File consists of an audio recording of various subjects of Mi'kmaw history.
File consists of an audio recording of various subjects of Mi'kmaw history.
File consists of an audio recording of an interview on quillwork.
File consists of an audio recording of an original audio recording of Eleanor Johnson's interview with Jeanette Denny, submitted to Richard MacKinnon's Folklore 100 Class on November 11, 1986.
File consists of an audio recording.
File consists of an audio recording of an interview with Peter P. Denny by Gloria Gould for Richard MacKinnon's Folklore 100.
File consists of an audio recording of an interview about the Mission in Potlotek.
File consists of an audio recording of Maisil Donovan interviewed on Folklore Medicine (Richard MacKinnon's Folklore Class).
File consists of an audio recording of the Wiklatmu's at Chapel Island.
File consists of an audio recording of several Mi'kmaw songs. Unidentified male with organ.
File consists of an audio recording of the CBC program, On the Go, featuring a segment on the 1987 Summer Games.
File consists of an audio recording of the Marshall family reviewing the 1989 film, Justice Denied, and their reactions and remembrances of the case.
File consists of an audio recording of two Mi'kmaw songs (hymn singing) by an unidentified male.
File consists of an audio recording of the Passion of Christ, read by Bernie Francis in Mi'kmaq.
Item is an audio reel that features a sound recording of Len MacDonald being interview by Fulton Rhymes on the Metallurgical Department at the Sydney Steel Plant.
File consists of an audio recording of an interview Catherine Gallagher, teacher at Membertou. Additional remarks, another tape done by CBC Radio, Sydney.
Item is an audio reel that features a sound recording of a CBC Radio program entitled "The Future of Sydney Steel."
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File consists of an audio recording of a an interview with Rosenblum, who defended Donald Marshall Jr.
Item is an audio reel featuring a sound recording of Pam Newton interviewing Isabelle Waterman about the Black population of Sydney.
Item is an audio reel that features a sound recording of Pam Newton interviewing Annabelle Kirton about the West Indian population of Sydney.
Item is an audio reel that features a sound recording of Kay (Morrison) Borden being interviewed by Pam Newton about the Blacks and West Indians of Whitney Pier.
Item is an audio reel that features a sound recording of Mrs. Mary Best being interviewed by Toby Morris about the Ukrainian culture and her marriage to a West Indian man.
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Item is an audio reel that features a sound recording of C.J.C.B. Radio "Talk Back" announcer Norris Nathanson interviewing Dr. Danny Nathanson on the history of the town of New Waterford.
File consists of an audio recording of Mi'kmaw songs, including Mass and hymns; it is a reproduction of a tape made by Charles Marshall that belongs to the Centre d'études acadiennes Anselme-Chiasson in Moncton.
File consists of two audio reels that feature sound recordings of Neville Gibson, Ralph Trotman, Vernal Till and Mae Crawford being interviewed by Elizabeth Beaton about the Black population of Whitney Pier.
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File consists of two audio reels that feature sound recordings of Vernon Tull being interviewed by Elizabeth Beaton about the Black population in Whitney Pier.
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File consists of an audio recording of an interview with Jessie MacKenzie, East Bay, of her time teaching in Eskasoni.
Introduction
Biographical Sketch - born at Piper's Cove
Attended school at Benacadie - almost 100 children going from Piper's Cove then went to high schoo at Iona
Started teaching at age 17 - first school was at Christmas Island; taught at Benacadie for 5 years
Went to teach at Eskasoni in 1937
All Mi'kmaw children, but some claimed Scottish ancestry
Gives some Mi'kmaw names: Googoo, Gould, Mathews, Simon a popular first name
What was the reservation like?
Land provided by the Government, no taxes, school well equiped, teachers paid by Federal Government. People were very poor at that time, poor housing etc.,
What about their language?
They were proud of their language...
Did you ever try to learn Mi'kmaq?
Knew a few words at one time; gives a few examples
They understoo English, the Mi'kmaw agent did everything possible to keep them in school; they had no concept of time
Their life style was to be in the woods and on the lakes and rivers
They were very good to each other, very "clannish".
After a funeral, all the deceased person's possessions were sold to pay the expenses
No priest at Eskasoni at the time; a "Captain", one of their own people, came & instructed them - he was a very good man
What about their music & songs?
They were very musical; they learned to sing the Psalms in Latin
Some of the Mi'kmaq learned Gaelic...
Were they good students?
Not at that time - they didn't care too much for going to school
Marion Paul - the first student from Eskasoni to become a teacher
A story about getting caught in a snowstorm going home to Piper's Cove from Eskasoni
Who wrote the song "Bu deonach leam tilleadh"?
Hugh MacKenzie, Christmas Island, a bard, a fiddler & a piper
What would he make songs about?
He would make songs about anything or anybody: the telephone song, a song about an old barn etc.
Sings the song "Bu deonach leam tilleadh"
Tells of teaching Gaelic at East Bay school after she retired from Eskasoni
Had a class every Thursday afternoon - 90 children
File consists of an audio recording of the Passion of Christ; translated into new orthography of the Mi'kmaw language, Prayer to the Holy Ghost (Salitte), and auction after a funeral. (See MG 7A.11)
File consists of an audio recording of a reading of the history of the Middle River Reservation.
File consists of an audio recording of a reading of the Introduction to the Aboriginal Rights Position Paper presented to Warren Allmand, then Minister of Indian Affairs.
File consists of an audio recording of a child's story in Mi'kmaq; supplement to student handbook. (See MG 07a.11.1b).
Item is a sound recording featuring several individuals from New Waterford, including Dr. Dan Nathanson, Mrs. Rose Schwartz, James P. MacNeil, and Margaret MacPhee.
File consists of an audio recording of violin selections; includes jigs, reels & polkas performed by Simon Cremo, Eskasoni.
File consists of an audio recording of an interview with Catherine Gallagher who taught at the King's Road Reserve and at Membertou.
File consists of an audio recording of a radio program; Hugh F. MacKenzie mentions the Scottish settlers in Cape Breton and their contact with the Mi'kmaq.
File consists of an audio recording of MacTalla an Eilean, featuring violin music by Lee Cremo; includes Glengarry Hornpipe; Charlie C. Sutherland Reel; Nellie & Elizabeth Hornpipe.
Item is a sound recording featuring the following:
Marie MacLellan & Sandy MacInnis: Violin & Piano Selections
Sons of Skye: "Fhir a'Bhata"
King's Own Scottish Borderers: Bagpipe selections
Kay MacDonald: Gaelic Story
Margaret MacPhee: Piano Selections
Rev. Allan MacMillan: "'S e fa mo mhulad..."
Bob Morgan & Kay MacDonald: Gaelic Lesson
Carl MacKenzie & Doug MacPhee: Violin & Piano Selections
Allister MacDonald: "Mary Jane"
Kathleen Beaton & Elmer Briand: Violin & Piano Selections
Kay MacDonald:"A' Bhraighe"
Re Hackle Pipes & Drums: Bagpipe selections
File consists of an audio recording of MacTalla an Eilean, which includes violin and piano selections by Lee Cremo and Vincent Joe, including Heather on the Hill and Kane's Reel.
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.
File consists of an audio recording. Mi'kmaw choir of Nyanza singing Christmas carols, a discussion of family life at boarding school, singing hymns and comment on life in general. Children sing various Mi'kmaw songs and tell the history of the Mi'kmaw Church.
File consists of an audio recording of an interview held in Sydney; includes a discussion of Mi'kmaq, wedding and funeral customs.
File consists of an audio recording of the Festival of Fiddlers held in Glendale, Cape Breton. Joe Googoo of Whycocomagh plays a selection of strathspeys and reels, with Joey Beaton on piano; Frankie Googoo of Whycocomagh plays a selection of march, strathspeys and reels.
File consists of an audio recording of field recordings of Mi'kmaw songs and hymms by Ron MacEachern.
File consists of an audio recording of a discussion of Mi'kmaw folklore; includes description of Wiklatmuj, changelings, legend about Glooscap, the "little people" and their tricks.