"Planting the Seed"

 First Nation Orientation Guide

https://novascotia.ca/abor/docs/other-resources/Orientation-Guide-Atlantic-First-Nations-(2).pdf

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The Planting the Seed project include

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the First Nation Orientation Guide that provides information

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about the Mi'kmaq/Maliseet communities throughout the Atlantic Region. The Mi'kmaq Maliseet

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Human Resource Guide make

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known the many cultural talents of First Nations and, the Cultural

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Education Pamphlet will be used as tools for creating awareness

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about First Nation Spirituality.

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Teachings from the Medicine Wheel

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n exploration of culture through stories and language.

https://www.lib.unb.ca/Texts/QWERTY/Qweb/qwerte/mic_mal/medicine.htm

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The Mi

​'kmaq​ 

and Maliseet are the aboriginal peoples of the Maritime region of Canada. This website is an exploration of their culture through their stories and their language.

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​On this site, you will find

 links to five stories read in English, Mi

​'kmaq

 and Maliseet, along with transcriptions in all three tongues. We have also provided excerpts from a conversation with Imelda Perly about native culture, language and spirituality.

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The journey of the Mi'kmaq Honour Song

From 

​the​

sweat lodge to the classroom 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/mi-kmaq-honour-song-george-paul-nova-scotia-schools-1.4428912

​From the article: ​

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Thanks to

​George ​

Paul, who worked to revive traditional songs and gatherings in the Maritimes,

​the Mi'kmaq honour

 song has become the national anthem of the

​L'nuk

, and is now being used to teach elementary school students about Mi'kmaq culture and traditions.

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A Mi'kmaq seat at the table

How a First Nation came to claim Aboriginal title over a third of New Brunswick

http://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/a-mikmaq-seat-at-the-table/

​A fascinating story of Indigenous people staking a claim on their own traditional territory.​

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Last November, Elsipogtog filed for Aboriginal title over nearly one-third of New Brunswick — both Crown and private lands — on behalf of all Mi'kmaq in the province.

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Aboriginal title would be the legal recognition that Indigenous peoples in the area have a right to decide what will happen with the land and a right to benefit from it.

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More practically, it would mean a forced seat at the table for the Mi'kmaq when decisions are made about resource development. In the case of the SWN testing, the project would have needed the consent of the Mi'kmaq before going ahead.

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L'nuisi via Wikiversity

Learn some basics about the ​Mi'kmaq language ​via wikiversity

https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Mi%27kmaq_language

 

Discover the basics of Mi'kmaq language, understand the different dialects and orthographies used in Mi'kmaq, and ​learn some basic vocabulary in Mi'kmaq. 

Here's a breakdown of the chapters:

Chap. 1 :        Introduction

Chap. 2 :        Dialects

Chap. 3 :        Orthographies and writing systems

Chap. 4 :        Phonology

Chap. 5 :        Grammar

Chap. 6 :        Counting

Chap. 7 :        Basic vocabulary

Chap. 8 :        Greetings

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A Membertou linguist reads In Flanders Fields in Mi'kmaq

Honouring Aboriginal Veterans.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/mikmaq-membertou-remembrance-day-1.4395774

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"Bernie Francis stands in the shadow of the cenotaph, the Mi'kmaq poem flowing from his lips. Each time, the linguist says, he gets a little closer to the souls buried in the words. The words that schoolchildren mouth at assemblies each November. The lines written by bereaved Canadian physician and soldier John McCrae after burying his student and friend."

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Publisher releases bilingual book about PEI's creation

T​

he Mi'kmaq creation story of P.E.I.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/bilingual-book-mi-kmaq-creation-story-1.4204824

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Charlottetown-based Acorn Press has just published its first bilingual book in English and Mi'kmaq. ​ "​Minegoo​"​ tells the Mi'kmaq creation story of P.E.I. in text and watercolours.​ ​Author and illustrator Sandra Dodge told CBC Radio's Mainstreet P.E.I. that she first had the idea during the opening of the Confederation Bridge in 1997.​ ​"I started reading every version of the creation story that I could get a hold of and doing some research and that's where it started," she said.

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Mi’kmaq History Month poster 2017

A​

visual guide illustrating

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Innovations and Legacies 

http://mikmaqhistorymonth.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/MHM-poster-2017-English.jpg

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Gerald Gloade, the artist who created this year's Mi'kmaq History Month poster, explains that, "Mi'kmaw knowledge grew over many generations resulting in a sophisticated relationship with the homeland – the seasons, cycles, animals and plants of Mi'kma'ki are at the core of our culture and language".

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Gloade captured this essence of Innovations and Legacies through a visual guide illustrating many examples of unique Mi'kmaw technology, providing a lasting contribution to today's Canadian culture.

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Quizlet Decks for language practice

​Review review review​!

https://quizlet.com/MikmawWarriorArts

​Practice makes perfect and these flashcards will help you refine your word recognition skills!

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Mi'kmaq curator gets 'chills' from rediscovered Membertou artifact

​Gift

 to French godfather in 1610 on display 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/mi-kmaq-membertou-artifact-gourd-natural-history-museum-1.4189798

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A 400-year-old gourd that Grand Chief Membertou gave to his French godfather has returned to Nova Scotia.

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It dates to the early 1600s, when Samuel de Champlain's French expedition arrived in Mi'kma'ki to start the first European settlement.At the time in 1610 when

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[Membertou] was baptized, he presented this gourd to his godfather, Charles Robin, who eventually took it back to France and at that time it was decorated in three different stages," he said Tuesday.

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The illustrations mix French and Mi'kmaq culture. Lewis said finding it again was "a bit of a fluke."

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