“Ketu’elmita’jik" - Jordan Bennett – Canadian Art

Traditional Mi'kmaq and Beothuk design motifs take on new life 

https://canadianart.ca/reviews/jordan-bennett/

"In his new exhibition at Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, "Ketu'elmita'jik," Jordan Bennett has created something truly remarkable. Bennett, who is of Mi'kmaq descent from Stephenville Crossing, Newfoundland and Labrador, is now living in the Halifax region at Terence Bay, Nova Scotia. In this show—whose title term translates as "they want to go home"—Bennett makes full use of the gallery's architectural quirks to create an immersive environment where traditional Mi'kmaq and Beothuk design motifs take on new life through physical, graphic and conceptual extensions in time and space...."

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Quizlet Cards from learnmigmaq

Flashcards with audio

https://quizlet.com/learnmigmaq

Use these flashcards with audio files to memorize words and phrases in Mi'kmaw.

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A First Reading Book in the "Micmac Language"

From 1875 - a look into the past

http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/994TB2#.XGdChs9A9Mk.gmail

Although we use a different writing system now, this booklet published in 1875, gives a window into how Europeans understood the Mi'kmaw language.

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Schools across P.E.I. singing national anthem in Mi’kmaq

"Oh Kanata", is a call to action for educators

https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/local/schools-across-pei-singing-national-anthem-in-mikmaq-281716/

"The Mi'kmaq version of the Canadian national anthem is being sung by Island children in schools across the province. ... Dunk River Sound studio [made] a professional recording of the national anthem in P.E.I.'s first spoken language."

"The nine-minute film, entitled "Oh Kanata", is a call to action for educators and parents to download the recording so that any school in Canada can listen to the anthem in Mi'kmaq in the daily morning rotation as a way of making steps along the road to reconciliation."

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Living By The Drum, Episode 3: Flat Bay, Newfoundland

From Mawi'omi to Pow Wow.

https://youtu.be/34F_UlAVd3c

"Hit the trail with Hanwakan Blaikie Whitecloud to Flat Bay, Newfoundland - a Mi'kmaq settlement and home to one of Canada's newest Pow Wows. Watch as dancers and attendees explain the unique cultural transition from Mawi'omi to Pow Wow."

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Nitap - Interactive app

Traditional legends and stories

https://www.nigweg.com/nitap

Nitap is an interactive First Nations legend & storytelling app, combining traditional legends and stories told by Mi'kmaq and Wolastoqiyik Elders with animation created by First Nation Artists in a digital game format available on Android & IOS."

An official language designation is needed

Protect and preserve Mi'kmaq

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/mi-kmaq-language-leroy-denny-eskasoni-cbu-1.4462562

Chief Leroy Denny of Nova Scotia's largest First Nation would like to declare Mi'kmaq an official language in the province....The main hope, he said, is that an official language designation would prompt the province to protect and preserve Mi'kmaq, and to support language programs. "People have to understand the Mi'kmaq language is the core of our nation," he said. "That's the heartbeat, our language, from our elders.

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Truth and Conviction–Donald Marshall Jr. and the Mi’kmaw Quest for Justice – Slaw

A reflection on the unparalleled life and legacy of Donald Marshall Jr

http://www.slaw.ca/2018/12/20/thursday-thinkpiece-truth-and-conviction-donald-marshall-jr-and-the-mikmaw-quest-for-justice/

Follow the link for an excellent summary of the issues covered in this new book.

"Truth and Conviction: Donald Marshall Jr. and the Mi'kmaw Quest for Justice is an ethnography of the Canadian legal system with respect to Indigenous rights and criminal justice. It is written from the critical lens of legal anthropology and is a reflection on the unparalleled life and legacy of Donald Marshall Jr., a Mi'kmaw from Membertou, Nova Scotia. "

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Dalhousie Indigenous student showing Canada the way to reconciliation - The Globe and Mail

 Honouring Indigenous culture in his adopted academic community

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-nova-scotia-student-showing-canada-the-way-to-reconciliation/

"Mr. Prosper is steering an increasing shift toward not just embracing but honouring Indigenous culture in his adopted academic community, which has willingly given him its ear. The effects of this have rippled far beyond campus borders and have made the 22-year-old an unofficial but highly sought guide on reconciliation efforts throughout Nova Scotia.

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Mi'lmaw - English vernacular Dictionary

More vocab to learn!

http://indigenouslanguagelearning.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/GlusuDict_ed061113.pdf

This PDF provides the English for 296 Mi'kmaw words along with a pronunciation guide. It is used with the Listuguj language course.

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