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Chief Donald Marshall
CA BI 91-963-22925 · Item · Aug. 1991

Item is an original photograph of Grand Chief Donald Marshall's funeral in from of St. Anthony Daniel Parish - crowd gathered in front, including Knights of Columbus members. Hearse in front. August 1991.

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.

Whycocomagh Basket House
CA BI 96-590-27278 · Item · 1995

Item is a reproduction of a photograph of Whycocomagh Basket House.

CA BI 96-1140-27828g · Item · 1990

Item is a photograph of Mi'kmaq Cultural Day, U.C.C.B., 1990. Various people and displays are pictured.

CA BI 96-1140-27828i · Item · 1990

Item is a photograph of Mi'kmaq Cultural Day, U.C.C.B., 1990. Various people and displays are pictured.

Micmac Meal - Native Studies
CA BI 96-1141-27829a-n · Item · 1988

File consists of photographs of a Mi'kmaw food presentation by students in the Native Studies program, 1988.

Micmac Meal - Native Studies
CA BI 96-1141-27829b · Item · 1988

Item is a photograph of a Mi'kmaw food presentation by students in the Native Studies program, 1988. Pictured is an eel chowder by Gail Doucette.

Micmac Meal - Native Studies
CA BI 96-1141-27829f · Item · 1988

Item is a photograph of a Mi'kmaw food presentation by students in the Native Studies program, 1988. Photograph shows leisure and fun after a big meal.

Micmac Meal - Native Studies
CA BI 96-1141-27829i · Item · 1988

Item is a photograph of a Mi'kmaw food presentation by students in the Native Studies program, 1988. Pictured are various dishes that were prepared for the event.

Mi'kmaq Cultural Day
CA BI 96-1142-27830a-e · Item · 1986

File consists of five photographs of Mi'kmaq Cultural Day, 1986.

Mi'kmaq Cultural Day
CA BI 96-1142-27830a · Item · 1986

Item is a photograph of Mi'kmaq Cultural Day, 1986. Pictured are Miranda Paul and Michael Francis (deceased).

Mi'kmaw culture and music
CA BI T-302 · Item · 1971

File consists of an audio recording of Mi'kmaw songs and music recorded at a Mi'kmaw gathering in Truro. Directed by Sister Angelina Vallas.

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 T-560 · Item · 1972

File consists of an audio recording of an interview with Jim Charlie MacNeil and Joe Neil MacNeil. Joe Neil tells a story about a Mi'kmaw woman selling baskets to a Scottish woman who only spoke Gaelic.

CA BI T-1020.002 · Item · 1975

File consists of an audio recording of an interview with Annabelle MacKinnon of Prime Brook. She briefly discusses Mi'kmaw crafts.

Donald Marshall
CA BI T-1023 · Item · 1977

File consists of an audio recording of a discussion of Mi'kmaw culture with Chief Marshall; the focus is on revival of culture with respect to: organizations, performing groups, folk dancing, tourist culture activities, music and games and problems of inter-marriage. This was recorded in Membertou.

Mi'kmaw Folklore
CA BI T-1054 · Item · 1978

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.

Mi'kmaw Songs and Hymns
CA BI T-1076 · Item · 1976

File consists of an audio recording of field recordings of Mi'kmaw songs and hymms by Ron MacEachern.

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.

CBI Radio
CA BI T-1412 · Item · 03 May 1980

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.

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.

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.

Mi'kmaq of Cape Breton
CA BI T-2321 · Item · 28 Apr. 1987

File consists of an audio recording.

CA BI FT-0001.17 · Item · 1981

File consists of an original video interview with Rita Joe on the use of herbal medicinal cures and of various Mi'kmaw cultural items such as hair ornaments, jewelry and musical instruments. Rules and significance of waltes played by Mi'kmaw women. Beaton Institute Production; 20 minutes

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 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.

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 1521 · Item · 1960-1970?

Item is a reproduction of several appendices from a previously published source. Source and author(s) unknown. Content deals with the Maritime provinces and includes transcriptions of several significant treaties.

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.

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.

A'tukwagnn : Micmac stories
CA BI PAM 2767b · Item · 1986

Item is a publication of Mi'kmaw stories written at a Mi'kmaw Writers' Workshop held in Sydney, Nova Scotia, in April 1986, under the sponsorship of the Eskasoni School Board.

CA BI PAM 3232 · Item · 1978

Item is a reproduction of this Micmac News supplement on the Chapel Island Mission. It includes a history/description of St. Anne's Day; gives names and amount donated for restoration of church. Fr. Maillard established mission, 1750. Reference to Mi'kmaw burial ground, prayer book, St. Anne's Procession, relic of St. Ann & Grand Council Meetings.

Roy Gould; Union of Nova Scotia Indians; Native Communications Society of Nova Scotia
Wejkwapniaq
CA BI PAM 3234b · Item · 1977

Item is a textbook for studying and preserving Mi'kmaw culture, describes Mi'kmaw lifestyle, political structure, housing, education, religion, dress, language, economy, food, medicine and transportation (Pre-contact period, c. 17th Century). Includes classroom activities. Suitable grades four and up.

A melange of Micmac notes
CA BI PAM 3235 · Item · 1986

Item is a reproduction of a paper on various Mi'kmaw customs and material culture traditions presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Proceedings, 44th meeting, 1895; mention is made to Cape Breton.