Muiwlanej Kikamaqki ""Honouring Our Ancestors"" - 9781487546137

Muiwlanej Kikamaqki \""Honouring Our Ancestors\""Mi'kmaq Who Left a Mark on the History of the Northeast, 1680 to 1980\nAuthor(s): Janet E. Chute, Donald M. Julien\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9781487546137, 978-1487546137\nSynopsis\nDrawing upon oral and documentary evidence, this volume explores the lives of noteworthy Mikmaw individuals whose thoughts, actions, and aspirations impacted the history of the Northeast but whose activities were too often relegated to the shadows of history.\n\n The book highlights Mikmaw leaders who played major roles in guiding the history of the region between 1680 and 1980. It sheds light on their community and emigration policies, organizational and negotiating skills, diplomatic endeavours, and stewardship of land and resources. Contributors to the volume range from seasoned scholars with years of research in the field to Mikmaw students whose interest in their hist.