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Mi'kmaq Holdings Resource Guide

Library Holdings

Intended to complement and provide context for the archival holdings at Nova Scotia Archives, the Library includes many unique and rare titles and in its scope and content, covers all aspects of Nova Scotia history. Nearly 300 titles relate directly to the Mi'kmaq, and have been entered into a special Library Database created for the Mi'kmaq Holdings Resource Guide.

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Peleg Wiswall — Letter from Rupert George to Wiswall stating that Wiswall's notes on Mi'kmaq life have served greatly and have entertained His Excellency, Sir James and friends in Halifax. Continue if condescending support is is ensured including that for the chapel. George recommends Wiswall to the New England Company whose object is the "civilization and instruction" of Mi'kmaq and people of African descent, for support of the settlement. (1828) — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 10

Peleg Wiswall — Letter from William Bowman to Wiswall inquiring on behalf of the Quakers in London as to what they may best be able to do to help the Mi'kmaq settlement. No date. () — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 11

Peleg Wiswall — Letter from William Bowman to Wiswall in receipt of the description of the Mi'kmaq settlement at Bear River. (1828) — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 12

Peleg Wiswall — Letter from Abbe' Sigogne to Wiswall regarding 'quarrel discord' among the Mi'kmaq that would have driven him to despair were it not for Wiswall's continued courage. Plans for chapel. (1828) — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 13

Peleg Wiswall — Letter from William Bowman to Wiswall in receipt of a further report on the Mi'kmaq. [See also MG 1 vol. 979, File 8, no. 12] Questions why Meuse's name has not come up recently. Mentions the possibility of selling cranberries on the English market. (1829) — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 14

Peleg Wiswall — Letter from Mr. Roach to Wiswall. The House of Assembly writes 100 pounds towards the building of the chapel on the Mi'kmaq settlment. A bill is before the House to divide Annapolis County. Describes in general terms the expenditures of the House. (1830) — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 15

Peleg Wiswall — Letter from Mr. Roach to Wiswall stating that the Executive Council has given consent togranting 100 pounds for building the chapel. (1830) — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 16

Peleg Wiswall — Copy of a resolution guaranteeing 100 pounds for the building of a Mi'kmaq chapel enclosed in a letter from Roach to Wiswall. (1830) — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 17

Peleg Wiswall — Copy of a resolution guaranteeing 100 pounds for the building of a Mi'kmaq chapel enclosed in a letter from Roach to Wiswall. (1830) — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 18

Peleg Wiswall — Letter from Abbe' Sigogne to Wiswall petitioning for clothing from the government for winter. (1831) — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 19

Peleg Wiswall — Letter from William Hill to Wiswall regarding monies for the Mi'kmaq chapel at Bear River. Mention of the House terminating peacefully after all its squabbles. (1831) — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 20

Peleg Wiswall — Letter from Abbe' Sigogne to Wiswall complaining about Meuse's indifference to religion. (1831) — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 21

Peleg Wiswall — Letter from Abbe' Sigogne to Wiswall concering finances for building the Mi'kmaq chapel at Bear River. (1835) — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 22

Peleg Wiswall — Statement of donations made to the Mi'kmaq chapel at Bear River, including 100 pounds voted by the Legislature. Sum total £144.0.91. No date. () — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 23

Peleg Wiswall — Statement of the individualized costs of the Mi'kmaq chapel - 1831. (1831) — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 24

Peleg Wiswall — Statement of the individualized costs of the Mi'kmaq chapel - 1832. (1832) — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 25

Peleg Wiswall — Names of the Mi'kmaq settled at Bear River, living in 1832. (1832) — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 26

Peleg Wiswall — Letter from Abbe' Sigogne to Wiswall. (1834) — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 27

Peleg Wiswall — Letter from Abbe' Sigogne to Wiswall stating, "According to your advice, I shall endeavor to go amongst the Indians when Judge Stewart shall be in the Quarter." No date. () — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 979 file 8 number 28

Clara Dennis — Field Notes Book I. Topics include: Glooscap's origin and history, medicine, religion, mythology, material culture, legends about Caribou, Beaver, Ant, snow and ice, and the origin of the canoe. (1923) — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 2867 number 1

Clara Dennis — Field Notes Book II. Topics include: the Little People, Cliff Dwellers, legends, courtship, birds and animals, how the Mi'kmaq preserve their legends, the Martin (Glooscap's neice), Rabbit, Advocate (Harbour area), the 3 Sisters, Cape Split, petroglyphs, the medicine garden, Glooscap's grandmother, Kejimkujik and Memramcook. () — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 2867 number 2

Clara Dennis — Field Notes Book. (Continuation of Book III). Topics include: Mi'kmaq folklore, Moosemeall [Maillard] and Albert Johnson of Middle Point Cove. () — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 2867 number 2a

Clara Dennis — Field Notes Book: select pages. Topics include: Hah-wa-say-ago and Glooscap. (1923) — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 2867 number 3

Clara Dennis — Field Notes Book IV. Topics include: folklore, Tusket/Yarmouth area, Chief Louis Luxcey, Chief Philip Paul, notes about individual Mi'kmaq in NS, Gaywahsoonoowedge. () — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 2867 number 4

Clara Dennis — Field Notes: select pages. Topics include legends from interviews with Chief Peter Wilmot and Jim Glode, and Nine Mile River. (1929) — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 2867 number 6

Clara Dennis — Field Notes: selected pages. Topics include: Mi'kmaq and Indian Gardens. () — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 2867 number 8

Clara Dennis — Field Notes: select pages. Topics include: Mi'kmaq and Whycocomagh. () — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 2868 number 2

Kay Hill — Hill's research and notes on Glooscap "Book II." () — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 1672 number 3

Kay Hill — Hill's research and notes on Glooscap "extra stories." () — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 1672 number 4

Kay Hill — Hill's research and notes on Glooscap "Background." () — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 1672 number 5

Kay Hill — Hill's "Glooscap Correspondence." () — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 1672 number 6-7

Kay Hill — Hill's research and notes on "More Glooscap." () — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 1675 number 7

Kay Hill — Hill's research and notes on "Glooscap and his people." () — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 1687

Kay Hill — Hill's research, notes and draft manuscripts for "Glooscap stories." () — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 3523 number 23

Marion Robertson — Series 6 - "Micmac." Series consists of correspondence, research notes, draft chapters for Red Earth: Tales of the Micmacs, with an introduction to the Customs and Beliefs of the Micmac Indians. Series also includes articles, newspaper clippings, periodicals, ephemera, sketches and coloured slides for an address. Subjects include: Mi'kmaq in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Mi'kmaq beliefs and customs, petroglyphs ("rock drawings") and other North American First Nations groups. () — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 3617

Killam family — Indian Affairs papers of Indian Agent George R. Smith of Yarmouth County: from 4 July 1887 to 8 May 1896.George R. Smith () — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 531 folder 12

Killam family — Indian Affairs receipts and letters of Indian Agent George R. Smith of Yarmouth County: from Jan. 1889 to June 1898.George R. Smith () — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 531 folder 13

Killam family — Indian Affairs receipts of Indian Agent George R. Smith of Yarmouth County: from 3 Jan. 1891 to Dec. 1893.George R. Smith () — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 531 folder 14

Killam family — Indian Affairs letters of Indian Agent George R. Smith of Yarmouth County: dating up to 1898.George R. Smith () — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 531 folder 15

Killam family — Indian Affairs papers of Indian Agent George R. Smith of Yarmouth County: from July 1888 to April 1898.George R. Smith () — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 532 folder 16

Killam family — Indian Affairs papers of Indian Agent George R. Smith of Yarmouth County: from May 1887 to August 1896.George R. Smith () — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1 volume 532 folder 17

Monk family — George Henry Monk's 'Indian Affairs Letter Book,' 1783-1797. Includes a copy of his commission, notes on the problems encountered and copies of letters sent. () — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1

Monk family — George Henry Monk's 'Indian Accounts:' 1784, 1793-1799, 1807-1809. () — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 1

George Creed — Tracing of a petroglyph of a Mi'kmaq peaked cap (1888) — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 15 volume 11 A1

George Creed — Tracing of a petroglyph of a Mi'kmaq peaked cap (1888) — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 15 volume 11 A2

George Creed — Tracing of a petroglyph of a Mi'kmaq peaked cap and decorative markings (1888) — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 15 volume 11 A3

George Creed — Tracing of a petroglyph of a Mi'kmaq peaked cap with cross-hatching (1888) — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 15 volume 11 A4

George Creed — Tracing of a petroglyph of a Mi'kmaq peaked cap (1888) — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 15 volume 11 A5

George Creed — Tracing of a petroglyph of a Mi'kmaq peaked cap (1888) — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 15 volume 11 A6

George Creed — Tracing of a petroglyph of a Mi'kmaq peaked cap with elaborate design (1888) — Nova Scotia Archives Library MG 15 volume 11 A7

Please note: The Journals of the House of Assembly Mi'kmaq Index is not included in the Guide's Searchable database — view index from Journals of the House of Assembly here

               

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