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Mi'kmaw Community Gatherings

Chief William Paul, Martin Sack, Ben Knockwood, John Knockwood

Recording Mi'kmaq speech. Chief William Paul, Martin Sack, Ben Knockwood, and John Knockwood.

Listen to Mi'kmaq song   

Isabelle Knockwood to R.H. Whitehead, personal communication, 1992: The pine tree in the background "was very important to the people on this reserve, and thought to have curative powers. A priest found this out and had it cut down."

Mi'kmaq Song - Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives AC 2141

Date: 1948

Photographer: Helen Creighton

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives accession no. 1987-178, Album 14, no. 122

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