Item is a reproduction of an article of agreement between the Lt. Governors of Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire & Nova Scotia and various tribes, 1727.
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.
Item is a reproduction of an essay submitted to Dr. Robert Morgan's Maritime History class, March 23, 1976. To locate this item at the Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Micmac - Title of Item requested."
Item is a history of the Margarees; notes Mi'kmaw guide who helped James Ross settle in North West Margaree, c.1800. To locate this item at the Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Towns and Villages -Margaree - Title of Item requested."
Item is a reproduction of an article published in Acadiensis, 10:1 (Autumn 1980), 113-130; it consists of the transcription of a 1756 letter from Varenne, with an introduction by Ken Donovan.
Item is a list of Mi'kmaw place (river) names and their English meaning or translation. Phonetic spelling of Mi'kmaw words.
Item is a list of Mi'kmaw place (river) names and their English meaning or translation. Phonetic spelling of Mi'kmaw words.
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.
File consists of an audio recording of an interview with Annabelle MacKinnon of Prime Brook. She briefly discusses Mi'kmaw crafts.
Item is a study of an integrated New Brunswick school outlining the social relationships between Mi'kmaw Indians and non-Indians, Mi'kmaw identity, and the problem of ethnicity-based discrimination. To locate this item at the
Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Micmac - Title of Item requested."
Item is a reproduction of a chapter from Mullaly's book, featuring an account of a trip to Newfoundland. Chapter X mentions a group of one hundred Mi'kmaq in North Sydney. The group lived chiefly by making baskets and ornaments. Describes living conditions, attitudes toward white man.
Item is a reproduction of an article published in Ethnohistory, Spring, 1976, vol. 23, no. 2, p. 117-127.
Item is a reproduction of this text, which includes only Chapter XXV: "Acts of unbelievable cruelty to Acadians and Indians by the English."
Item is a reproduction of this text, which includes only Chapter XXV: "Acts of unbelievable cruelty to Acadians and Indians by the English."
Item is an original version of this Mi'kmaw song book.
File consists of various photographs of the interior and exterior of this home.
Item is a national government publication.
Item is a report that assesses potential economic initiatives for Eskasoni First Nation. The study examines areas for economic development such as recreational tourism, forestry, fisheries, trade and commercial areas.
Item is an essay submitted to Dr. Richard MacKinnon's Folklore course at UCCB, April 25, 1991. To locate this item at the Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Micmac - Title of Item requested."
File consists of an audio recording of a child's story in Mi'kmaq; supplement to student handbook. (See MG 07a.11.1b).
File consists of an audio recording of an interview with Sarah Denny.
Item is an original paper by Mary G. MacNeil submitted to Dr. Richard MacKinnon's Folklore 100 class; includes several appendices and photocopies of news clippings and photographs. To locate this item at the Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Micmac - Title of Item requested." To locate this item at the Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Micmac - Title of Item requested."
Item is a book of fishing methods in Atlantic Canada.
Item is a publication of Mi'kmaw stories told and written at a Native Language Writers' Workshop held in Campbellton in the fall of 1984; the workshop was produced by Robert M. Leavitt.
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.
File consists of an original negative of Basil Joe from Eskasoni N.S receiving a bronze medal from Mrs Susie Stevens president of the Red Cross Association in Eskasoni for saving Brigette Marshall from drowning in the summer of 1971.
Abbass Studios Ltd.Item is a report submitted by Mary Ellen Gould for Richard MacKinnon's Folklore 100 on April 19, 1990. To locate this item at the Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Crafts - Title of Item requested."
Item is a photograph of Chief Ben Christmas in dress.
File consists of an audio recording; mentions first contact between Mi'kmaq and Gaelic settlers.
Brief biographical sketch of Hugh MacKenzie and his contributions to Cape-Bretoniana and Mr. MacKenzie is interviewed by Cathleen MacKinnon
Hugh MacKenzie: Early history of Christmas Island (N.S.), MacNeils vs. Mi'kmaq, Scottish Immigrants to C.B. Brought only bare essentials with them, Funiture and Clothing in the early days
Early method for making dye
Recipe for making soap
Faill iu faillin ho ro eile - Milling song
Recipe for making tea. Early settlers made tea from herbs and roots
Medical care - sick and elderly were cared for by relative and neighbors
His prayers were answered ... Anecdote
Difficulty getting food...
Mi'kmaw with scalping knife...
Dat's me father
Schools scholars in the days...
Asthma and sore throat cure
Superstitious practises
Meeting the red haired woman means bad luck for the rest of the day
The black cat superstition...
Discussion on second-sight
I feel a heavy weight on my back...
Second-sight story
Stop here a minute...something is going to happen right here
I saw my brother's funeral...
Hallowe'en customs/B. New Year with rhymes
Reiteach - matchmaking
Brief sketch of MacKenzie family...
The ship "Harmony"
The Scottish pioneers were ingenious
Oran and amadan bhoidheach...Song-lament tells of a man who mistakenly shoots his sweetheart
MacNeil Boating Songs (Kishmul Castle)
Gu bheil angille dubh-dhonn
Oran an t-saighdear - Soldier laments his second induction into the army
Tha mi fo lean dubh 's mi m'onair composed by Bard William Ross
Song lament
Tha mo glean air au Chieetan [SIC]
Tha mise fo mhulad 's an am...
Mary's Dream
O nach till thu ruinn a rithis...Jacobite song
Soraidh leibh 's oidhche mhath liebh
Thanks Hugh MacKenzie
Item is a photograph of Chief Dan K. Stevens, Levi R. Denny, Bishop William Power blessing the fishery in Eskasoni.
Abbass Studios Ltd.Item is a photograph of Levi R. Denny, Chief Dan K. Stevens, and Bishop William Power. Powers blessing the oysters in Eskasoni.
Abbass Studios Ltd.Item is a marine map of Bras d'Or area
This file consists of two folios arranged chronologically from 1988 to 1991. They contain minutes, correspondence, fish processor survey, press releases, newspaper clipping, and a booklet on fish exports. The documents record both the founding of Bras d'Or sea Products Ltd and the Association of Small and Independent Cape Breton Fish Processors. The first folio contains materials from May 1988 to March 1989. The second folio contains materials from April 1989 to October 1991. There is also a digital audio recording of the December, 1988 initial meeting with Greg MacLeod chairing the meeting of the fish processors and can be found in series D, file D.12 and D.13. A seperate document file on the creation of the Cape Breton Fisheries Advisory Board can be found in this sub-series, file C.3.b
Item is an article originally published in the Canadian Journal of Native Studies, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, 1998, pp. 301-11.
Item is a copy of the original text.
Item is a reproduction of this article. See also PAM 1599.
Item is a reproduction of the original text.
Item is an edition of the 1957 Indian Act.
Item is a reproduction of the report of Canadian Data Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.
Item is a government report on Canadian fish products in the Atlantic region.
Item is a government report on Canadian fish products in the Pacific region.
Item is a reproduction of this publication; includes a four-page discussion of Mi'kmaw lifestyle (c.1500-1900); mentions physical description, clothing, marriage customs, feasts, manhood ceremony, French influence and Catholicism, Chapel Island Mission, population of Cape Breton Reserves, and Mi'kmaw place names.
Item consists of 10 annual reports on the DEVCO operation. Mentions of oyster funding in each report.
This file contains a forty two page document titled, "An Executive Briefing: The Cape Breton Fishery" presented by the Fisheries Advisory Board to the provincial and federal ministers of fisheries and is dated May, 1987; a bound report titled "Final Report on Organization Project Cape Breton Fisheries Advisory Board" written by Greg MacLeod and presented to DEVCO's Industrial Development Division in June 1988. There are also minutes of board meetings, project reports, correspondence.
Item is a report outlining history of Mi'kmaw tribes in Cape Breton, circa 1500-1982. Describes lifestyle, economy, medicine, religion, customs and how contact with Europeans affected the Mi'kmaw culture. Chapter 3 only To locate this item at the Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Cape Breton Island - Title of Item requested."
Item is a photograph a man and a woman standing next to a large wooden carving in Eskasoni.
Abbass Studios Ltd.