10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MICMAC»
Discover the use of
Micmac in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Micmac and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The
Micmac Indians of Eastern Canada
Rich with historical and cultural value, these works are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.
Wilson D. Wallis, Ruth Sawtell Wallis, 1955
2
Micmac medicines: remedies and recollections
In this delightful book, Laurie Lacey's reflections on the magical world of plant life and the gathering of remedies chronicles more than 70 plants used by the Micmac as medicines.
Based on material collected among the Micmacs in Nova Scotia in the 1800's by Silas Rand.
4
Micmac quillwork:
Micmac Indian techniques of porcupine ...
Major portion of the work deals with the bark insertion technique. Lavishly illustrated with black and white and colour photographs.
Ruth Holmes Whitehead, Nova Scotia Museum, 1982
Contains texts in side-by-side, line-for-line, literal translations of Micmac and English, to assist non-Micmac readers who wish to learn Micmac or to interpret written texts.
Albert D. DeBlois, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Canadian Ethnology Service, 1990
6
The
Micmac: how their ancestors lived five hundred years ago
Describes Micmac Indian family life, food, shelter, clothing, culture, decoration, and transportation
Ruth Holmes Whitehead, Harold Franklin McGee, 1983
The Micmac Dictionary is derived from texts and anecdotes collected over the past 35 years from speakers of Micmac in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec.
Albert D. DeBlois, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Canadian Ethnology Service, 1996
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The Old Man Told Us: Excerpts from
Micmac History, 1500-1950
A book of excerpts from extant documentation on Micmac history, which juxtaposes oral and written Micmac accounts against contemporary European perceptions of native peoples in the form of letters, journal entries, court cases and more.
Ruth Holmes Whitehead, 1991
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Rebuilding the economic base of Indian communities: the ...
Argues that the economic base of Indian Communities can be rebuilt through the pursuit of an appropriate set of strategies which focus on employment and economic development.
F. C. Wien, Institute for Research on Public Policy, 1986
10
We Were Not the Savages: A
Micmac Perspective on the ...
History of the Micmac Indians of northeastern North America. Includes descriptions of traditinal social and political systems but focuses primarily on the post-colonization period.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MICMAC»
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Micmac is used in the context of the following news items.
Life on the Corner: Clinton Street Market
Every year, usually in the winter, a group of Micmac Indians would come down from Maine to work at the market unloading freight cars. «NorthEndWaterfront.com, Jul 15»
Councillor at large
Among the invoices was $2,507 for Micmac Fire and Safety, $2,865 for Peter Murphy and $36,930 for Clarenville Ford Sales Limited. Invoices ... «Clarenville Packet, Jul 15»
Jimmy Melvin Jr. shot, four charged
A 20–year–old man was in fair condition in hospital on Saturday after a masked man shot him in the abdomen on Micmac Street in west–end ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»
The Stolen Children of Maine: Native Wabanaki Seek Truth …
In Maine, such legislation was badly needed. In Aroostook County, home to a band of the Micmac People, 30 percent of Native children were in ... «In These Times, Jul 15»
We shouldn't use the R-word, unless it's Red Skin Potatoes
In an April 17 article in this newspaper, Doug Harlow wrote, “Representatives of the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Maliseet and Micmac tribes ... «Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel, Jul 15»
A century of major change: Book looks at the state of First Nations in …
On the First Nations side, it was important to understand that Mahicans, Narragansetts, Susquehannahs, Micmac, Iroquois, Wendat, Neutral, ... «Peterborough Examiner, Jul 15»
Acadian Folk Trio Vishten Release New Album Today
Its red earth, the image that guided the ensemble's new album Terre Rouge, sprouted unique music fed by French, Micmac, and Celtic roots. «Broadway World, Jul 15»
UN Human Rights Committee Pulls Canada's Mask off
... Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, Tuscarora, Cree, Micmac, Algonquin, Ojibway, Innu, Inuit, Dakota, Blackfoot, Dene, Haida, and many more. «Dissident Voice, Jul 15»
Forbidden dance finds way into Acadian music
A song, “Vishtèn” (vish-ten), was part of it — sung in “micmac,” a fusion of French Acadian and English native to Prince Edward Island. «Stockton Record, Jul 15»
Songs of the Red Earth
WME: Where would we hear the Micmac Indian influences? Pastelle: The name of our band is a song which is part Mi'kmaq, French & English ... «World Music Central, Jul 15»
