Weekend video: Winter eeling
This weekend we present a short video on traditional Mi’kmaq eel fisheries in winter. Check it out, it’s a good one!
Kerry Prosper
Book review: Living Treaties. Narrating Mi’kmaw Treaty Relations
We know the friendship treaties between the Mi’kmaq and the Crown are important, but if you’re at all like me that’s probably where your knowledge ends. Now there is an excellent book that shows how treaty relationships have remained a vital part of the collective memory of the Mi’kmaq through time, and how and why the Mi’kmaw interpretation has slowly gained traction. That didn’t just happen, it took a lot of skillful and fearless effort.
Weekend video. Our rightful place
Just about a year ago Mi’kmaw hunters at the Cape Breton Highlands National Park were confronted by angry protesters referring to “irresponsible indians slaughtering the entire moose population.” This weekend’s video tells a very different story.
Weekend Video: Seeking Netukulimk
This weekend’s weekend video is Seeking Netukulimk, by Martha Stiegman. Learn about Mi’kmaq treaties and stewardship of the land in this lyrical documentary by a master documentary maker.