This work showcases two forgotten stories from Silas T. Rand, Baptist missionary who wanted to translate bibles into the Mi'Kmaq language and learned how to do so by recording the oral traditions of the Mi'Kmaq people, published in 'Legends of the Micmacs'. Peter Sanger uncovered two manuscripts in the Rand holdings of Acadia University, including the story of Little Thunder (dictated to Rand by Susan Barss in 1847) and a manuscript of stories told by someone we only know as old man Stevens. Rand's original book and these manuscripts are some of the earliest examples of indigenous Canadian literature recorded in the original language.

essays, notes, and supporting material by Peter Sanger
illustrations by Alan Syliboy

Rand, Silas Tertius, — 1810-1889
Barss, Susan
Micmac — Folklore
Micmac language — Texts
Micmac mythology — Manuscripts
Oral tradition — Nova Scotia

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Poems.

Canadian poetry (English)

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Essays presented at a symposium held at Acadia University, 1998.

Davies, Gwendolyn
Sanger, Peter, 1943-
Barry, Sandra, 1961-

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