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. Texts include oral histories about the coming of the Europeans, a ghost story, a story about Gluscap, a Micmac and Maliseet cultural hero, and a recorded conversation. Texts were collected in 1961 both in Nova Scotia proper and Cape Breton Island.
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Text of Note
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
JSTOR
Stock Number
22573/ctt233trq7
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Title
Micmac texts.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Indians of North America-- Nova Scotia-- Cape Breton Island, Folklore.
Micmac Indians, Legends.
Micmac language, Texts.
Tales-- Nova Scotia-- Cape Breton Island.
Contes-- Nouvelle-Écosse-- Cap-Breton, Île du.
Indiens-- Amérique du Nord-- Nouvelle-Écosse-- Cap-Breton, Île du-- Légendes.