A young Mi'kmaw boy, Little Thunder, learns the importance of responsibility as his father teaches him, and then passes on, the role of Thundermaker.
Micmac Indians
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Author:Syliboy, AlanSummary: -
Author:Webster, ChristineSummary:Provides information on the Mi'kmaq Indians with a focus on their homes, communities, clothing, food, religion, and more.
- Author:Meuse-Dallien, TheresaSummary:
Celebrated Mi'kmaw writer and artist depict a young Mi'kmaw girl's first spiritual gathering (mawiomi) in this vibrant picture book. Alex is attending her first Mi'kmaw spiritual gathering, or mawiomi. Though she is timid at first,...
- Author:Collins, GarySummary:
Embedded in a rock in an obscure, pristine brook in the wilds of Newfoundland is a legendary quartz vein. The story of the vein and the wealth trapped in it is well-known, but its location has eluded six generations of Newfoundlanders....
- Author:Joe, RitaSummary:
Straight from the heart, Rita Joe tells the story of her remarkable life: her tumultuous childhood in foster homes, education in an Indian residential school, turbulent marriage and daily struggles with prejudice, sexism and poverty....
- Author:Knockwood, IsabelleSummary:
In the 1880s, through an amendment to the Indian Act of 1876, the government of Canada began to require all Aboriginal children to attend schools administered by churches. Separating these children from their families, removing them...
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"Nta'tugwaqanminen provides evidence that the Mi'gmaq of the Gespe'gewa'gi (Northern New Brunswick and the Gaspé Peninsula) have occupied their territory since time immemorial. They were the sole occupants of...
- Author:Andersen, Raoul R., Crellin, John K.Summary:
Mi’sel Joe: An Aboriginal Chief’s Journey chronicles both the life of an individual and that of his people. Mi’sel Joe is the traditional and administrative chief of Newfoundland’s Conne River Mi’kmaq Reserve. Through a series...
- Author:Collins, GarySummary:
An adventure story from award-winning author Gary Collins: Newfoundland’s Favourite Storyteller!
“There is a feeling that comes to one who goes unafraid into the wilderness. For the very few who experience it comes a sense of...
- Author:Benjamin, ChrisSummary:
In Indian School Road, journalist Chris Benjamin tackles the controversial and tragic history of the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School, its predecessors, and its lasting effects, giving voice to multiple perspectives for the first...
- Author:Richards, David Adams, Paquin, Robert, Steenhout, Ivan, Raoult, Marie-Madeleine, Pana, OliviaSummary:
Somptueux roman dans la plus pure tradition des grandes sagas nord-américaines, Enquête dans la réserve nous plonge dans l’univers des Premières Nations. Dans la baie de Miramichi, par une belle journée ensoleillée de juin 1985, Hector...
- Author:Knockwood, DougSummary:
Mi'kmaw elder Doug Knockwood recounts the story of his life.
- Author:Howe, MilesSummary:
In 2009, the New Brunswick provincial government provided a licence to search over a million hectares of land to Texas-based Southwestern Energy for the purposes of natural gas extraction. For years, tens of thousands of New...
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Author:Marshall, LindsaySummary:Poetry is Lindsay Marshall's way of telling stories, of speaking with others about what things that matter to him. His heritage. His people. His life as a Mi'kmaw. For the reader, Clay Pots and Bones is a colourful journey from early...
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Author:Biagi, SusanSummary:Set in 17th-century Mi'kma'ki, territory of the Mi'kmaq of Maritime Canada, Cibou is the story of a young Mi'kmaw woman and her relationship with Jesuit missionary Antoine Daniel -- a historical figure who was stationed in Cape Breton...
- Author:Paul, Daniel NSummary:
"Here is a contemporary Mi'kmaq legend of the life of a great man, who becomes chief, the embodiment of Mi'kmaq values of humility, courage, honour, service and sacrifice of personal gain for the sake of others. He lived...
