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Item · 1968

Item is a study of seven contemporary Nova Scotian Reservations with particular reference to the formation of small groups, how they operate internally, group cohesiveness, communication and its effect on group opinions, perception, behaviour and socio-cultural change. To locate this item at the Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Micmac - Title of Item requested."

Wigwams, St. Ann's
CA BI 78-713-2463 · Item · [ca. 1880]

Item is a photograph of Mi'kmaw wigwams at St. Ann's.

Keisel, Theodore
Wigwams, St. Ann's
CA BI 78-714-2464 · Item · [ca. 1880]

Item is a photograph of Mi'kmaw wigwams at St. Ann's.

Keisel, Theodore
Item · 1997

Item is an essay submitted by Carla Johnson for Richard MacKinnon's FINA107 on December 8, 1997. To locate this item at the Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Micmac - Title of Item requested."

Whycocomagh, Indian Bridge
CA BI 89-278-18473 · Item · 1922

Item is a photograph of Whycocomagh, Indian Bridge.

Whycocomagh, Indian Bridge
CA BI 89-279-18474 · Item · 1922

Item is a photograph of Whycocomagh, Indian Bridge.

Whycocomagh Bay?
CA BI 94-1038-25553 · Item · n.d.

Item is a photograph of "Whycocomagh Bay, Indian Island at left."

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

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

Item · 1984

Item is a report concerning the effect of white settlement upon the Mi'kmaw culture and economy (circa 1500-1984). Comparison of pre-contact and post-contact lifestyles. Also, French and English attitudes toward the Mi'kmaw culture. To locate this item at the Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Micmac - Title of Item requested."

Item · 1969

Item is a report of the social ideals of the Mi'kmaq, co-operative living, spiritual lives, present and social problems. Role of the Department of Indian Affairs, contains recommendations re: participation in planning. The report was presented to Father Campbell, Social Welfare Policy and Serices Course, Maritime School of Social Work, by Greg U. Johnson on December 3, 1969. To locate this item at the Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report

  • Micmac - Title of Item requested."
CA BI PAM 2400 · Item · 1981

Item is a program for the 1981 Nova Scotia Indian Games; musical events, sports, princess pageant, old pasn games (Mi'kmaw traditional game) including: construction of sweat lodge, arts and crafts, demonstrations, waltes, chants & competitions.

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.

Wejkwapniaq
CA BI PAM 3234a · 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.

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.

Wayne Robert Googoo
CA BI 91-1059-23020 · Item · 1991

Item is a reproduction of a photograph of Whycocomagh Band Chief Wayne R. Googoo's memorial tombstone in Catholic Cemetery at Whycocomagh.

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.

CA BI 77-132-266 · Item · 1918

Item is a photograph of Indian Beach, North Sydney. There is a horse and buggy on the road bordering the beach and many military tents are set up on the beach itself.

Union of Nova Scotia Indians
CA BI MG 7A.5 · Fonds · 1970-1971

Fonds consists of a number of briefs, information kit and correspondence from the Union of Nova Scotia Indians; content includes briefs on Native Rights in Nova Scotia; policies of the Canadian Government; Royal Commission on Education; public services; provincial and municipal relations, etc.

Papers include:

  1. Brief to the Royal Commission on Education, Public Services and Provincial-Municipal Relations by the Union of Nova Scotia Indians, 1971. Typescript, 43 pages.
  2. Brief to a [Federal Government] Commission respecting administration of Indian rights, [n.d.]. Typescript, 2 pages.
  3. Paper: Native rights in Nova Scotia, 1970. Typescript, 2 pages.
  4. Letter to all Chiefs and Councillors, Cape Breton area, regarding appointment of Bernie Francis as Community Court Worker, 1971. Typescript, 1 page.
  5. Union of Nova Scotia Indians Information Kit (1971). Includes: constitution, community development proposals by the Union and by the St. F.X. Extension Department, briefs on welfare, constitutional change, taxation, Legal Aid, legal rights, economic development.
Union of Nova Scotia Indians
CA BI T-3114 · Item · 29 Apr. 1991

File consists of an audio recording of Rita Joe explaining why she wrote the poem about the Grand Chief; describes Donald Marshall Sr. as a person and reads the poem she wrote in his honour. Rita Joe talks about
the number of people who gathered to pay their respects to Donald Marshall Sr. Closes with violin tune, "Echoes," performed by Winnie Chafe and daughter, Patricia Chafe Nauge.

Item

Item is a document that contains an explanation of the 1752 Treaty of Peace and Friendship and "as exact a representation as our computer typography will allow of the handwritten treaty as it appears in the Councilminutes." Published by the Treaty & Aboriginal Rights Research Centre of Nova Scotia. To locate this item at the Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Micmac - Title of Item requested."

CA BI T-3124 · Item · 26 Aug. 1991

File consists of an audio recording of thoughts on the legacy and role of Marshall Sr. Interview begins with news item by Ralph Errington regarding Grand Chief Donald Marshall Sr.'s death and some of the contributions he made to the Mi'kmaq during his life. Quotes from Alec Denny from the Eskasoni Grand Council. Murdena Marshall, Native Studies, UCCB, reflects on the position of Grand Chief - its significance and changing role, geographic boundaries, and the imposition of elections by the 1952 Indian Act. Marshall
discusses the need for a Grand Chief, particularly in his capacity as spiritual/moral advisor. Focuses on the Donald Marshall Sr. years as Grand Chief - the difficulty in taking over from former Grand Chief Gabriel
Sylliboy. Discusses Marshall's reaction to the wrongful conviction of his son for murder (1971). Comments on the benefits accrued for native peoples from the sufferings of the Marshall family. She feels he'll be
remembered for his strong character, and his love for his people and traditions. Talks about Marshall's St. Anne's Day message. Discusses selection of a new chief.

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

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

The voyage of Wood Duck
CA BI PAM 3797 · Item · 1995

Item is a first edition of this book, in which a Wood Duck voyages across the ocean in a canoe, discovering an unfamiliar land and people and dreaming of the future colonization of his own land by these people.

Item · 1990

Item is a paper written for Richard Mackinnon's Folklore 100 and submitted on April 20, 1990. To locate this item at the Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Micmac - Title of Item requested."

The story of Loch Lomond
Item

Item is a report of the history of Loch Lomond mentioning that in 1826 the first white settlers were guided by "Black John the Indian" to their settlement. They traveled in a birch bark canoe through the lakes; the guide knew every nook and corner. To locate this item at the Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Towns and Villages - Loch Lomond - Title of Item requested."

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.

The remaking of history
CA BI PAM 2408 · Item · ca. 1980

Item is an article within a children's magazine about the CBC production, "Mi'kmaq," a two-part television series on Mi'kmaw life ca. 1400.

The Poulette House
Item

Item is a report submitted by Charlotte Poulette for Richard MacKinnon's Fine Arts 107. To locate this item at the Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Architecture - Title of Item requested."

The Passion of the Christ
CA BI T-2049 · Item · 11 May 1982

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)

CA BI T-958 · Item · Oct. 1980

File consists of an audio recording of the CBI Radio show, Fresh Air, featuring a conversation with several informants on various topics concerning life at Eskasoni and Mi'kmaw culture.

The Mi'kmaq treaty handbook
CA BI Pam 2707 · Item · 1987

Item is a guide to the treaties signed by representatives of the British Crown and the Mi'kmaq Nation during the eighteenth century.

Item · 1994

Item is a history of Kings Road Reserve, Sydney; mentions pre-contact period, Mi'kmaw lifestyle and culture, government Indian policy, problems of white settlement, education, living conditions, and the move to Membertou Reserve in 1927. Paper was submitted to a class taught by Dr. Robert Morgan. To locate this item atthe Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Micmac - Title of Item requested."

The Micmacs
CA BI PAM 2778 · Item · 1984

Item is a publication on the Mi'kmaq of the Maritime region of Canada.

The Micmac tercentenary
CA BI PAM 2172 · Item · 1912

Item is an original edition of this text.

The Micmac Grand Council
Item · 1992

Item is a paper by Shelley Stevens submitted to Richard MacKinnon's Folklore 100 class at UCCB on April 14, 1992. To locate this item at the Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Micmac - Title of Item
requested."

Item · 1969

Item is a reproduction of an original essay by Jaenen of the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario. To locate this item at the Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Micmac - Title of Item requested."

Item · 1968

Item is a reproduction of an essay which discusses the integration of the Indian Reserve School children into the Sydney Public Schools; mentions the problems of integrating schools and the importance of the pre-school
programme. To locate this item at the Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Micmac - Title of Item requested."

The history of Chapel Island
Item · 1990

Item is a paper submitted for a course taught by Richard MacKinnon's Folklore 100, UCCB on February 27, 1990. To locate this item at the Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Micmac - Title of Item
requested."

The history of Chapel Island
Item

Item is a reproduction of a paper submitted for a course taught by Richard MacKinnon's Folklore 100, UCCB on February 27, 1990. To locate this item at the Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Micmac -
Title of Item requested."

Item · 1994

Item is a reproduction of the essay submitted to Dr. Robert Morgan's History 304 course at UCCB, April 1994. To locate this item at the Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Micmac - Title of Item requested."

The Eskasoni Annual Pow Wow
Item · 1994

Item is a reproduction of this paper, submitted to Dr. Robert Morgan's History 304 class, UCCB, April 1994. To locate this item at the Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Micmac - Title of Item requested."