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.
Item is a photograph of an unidentified boy by the riverside.
Item is a photograph of Joe Paul, also known as Joe Molley, and Mrs. George (Jessie) Hollifield.
Item is a reproduction of a photograph of the Chief Donald Marshall monument.
Item is a reproduction of a photograph of Whycocomagh Basket House.
Item is a photograph of Mi'kmaq Cultural Day, U.C.C.B., 1990. Various people and displays are pictured.
Item is a photograph of Mi'kmaq Cultural Day, U.C.C.B., 1990. Various people and displays are pictured.
File consists of photographs of a Mi'kmaw food presentation by students in the Native Studies program, 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.
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.
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.
File consists of five photographs of Mi'kmaq Cultural Day, 1986.
Item is a photograph of Mi'kmaq Cultural Day, 1986. Pictured are Miranda Paul and Michael Francis (deceased).
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.
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."
File consists of an audio recording of violin selections including a medley of Scottish tunes and jigs. Lee Cremo plays a medley of jigs.
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.
File consists of an audio recording of an interview with Annabelle MacKinnon of Prime Brook. She briefly discusses Mi'kmaw crafts.
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.
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.
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 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 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 violin selections; includes jigs, reels & polkas performed by Simon Cremo, Eskasoni.
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.
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
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
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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.
Item is a history of the use of Mi'kmaw hieroglyphics for religious instruction; mentions role of Fathers LeClerq, Maillard, Kauder, and Pacifique, prayers, instructions, psalms, and hymns in Mi'kmaw ideograms.
Item is a history of the use of Mi'kmaw hieroglyphics for religious instruction; mentions role of Fathers LeClerq, Maillard, Kauder, and Pacifique, prayers, instructions, psalms, and hymns in Mi'kmaw ideograms.
Item is a history of the use of Mi'kmaw hieroglyphics for religious instruction; mentions role of Fathers LeClerq, Maillard, Kauder, and Pacifique, prayers, instructions, psalms, and hymns in Mi'kmaw ideograms.
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.
Item is a reprint of the text, originally published in 1967.
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.
Item is a copy of the original text.
Item is a reproduction of this article. See also PAM 1599.
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.
Item is an original text by Père Pacifique.
Item is an original version of this Mi'kmaw song book.
Item is a reproduction of this article which is taken from "Congrès International des Américanistes, XVe Session, Tenue à Québec en 1906."
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.
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.
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 ScotiaItem 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.
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.
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 resource document published by the NCNS, outlining the history, programs and services of the organization.