First nations, identity, and reserve life : the Mi'kmaq of Nova Scotia / Simone Poliandri.
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TextPublication details: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2011.Description: 1 online resource (xix, 350 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780803238114
- 0803238118
- Micmac Indians -- Nova Scotia -- Truro Region -- History
- Micmac Indians -- Nova Scotia -- Truro Region -- Ethnic identity
- Micmac Indians -- Nova Scotia -- Truro Region -- Social life and customs
- Indian Brook First Nation -- History
- Indian reservations -- Nova Scotia -- Truro Region -- History
- Truro Region (N.S.) -- History
- Truro Region (N.S.) -- Social life and customs
- HISTORY -- Canada -- General
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- Native American Studies
- Indian reservations
- Manners and customs
- Micmac Indians
- Micmac Indians -- Social life and customs
- 971.5004/97343 23
- E99.M6 P65 2011eb
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Issues of identity figure prominently in Native North American communities, mediating their histories, traditions, culture, and status. This is certainly true of the Mi'kmaw people of Nova Scotia, whose lives on reserves create highly complex economic, social, political, and spiritual realities. This ethnography investigates identity construction and negotiations among the Mi'kmaq, as well as the role of identity dynamics in Mi'kmaw social relationships on and off the reserve. Featuring direct testimonies from over sixty individuals, this work offers a vivid firsthand perspective on contempora.
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Illustrations; Maps; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Mi'kmaq: Socio-Geographic Context and Historical Background; 2. Tracing the Boundaries: Community, SocialRelationships, and Mi'kmaw Identity; 3. Back to the Future, Ahead to the Past? Mi'kmaw Perceptions of Tradition; 4. The Way of the Pipe: Native Spirituality and Mi'kmaw Identity; 5. The Way of the Cross: The Catholic Church and Mi'kmaw Identity; 6. Annie Mae Aquash: A Renewed Source of Mi'kmaw Identity and Pride; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index.
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