ACLS Humanities E-Book: The Micmac Indians of eastern Canada

The Micmac Indians of eastern Canada

Wallis, Wilson D. (Wilson Dallam), 1886-1970., Wallis, Ruth Sawtell, 1895-1978.

Year: c1955.

Publisher: University of Minnesota Press.

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Frontmatter

PART ONE Tribal Life

I STUDIES OF THE MICMAC

II ELNU, THE PEOPLE

III ECONOMIC LIFE

IV SHELTER, FOOD, CLOTHING, CRAFTS

V CONCEPTS OF THE NATURAL WORLD

VI ZOOLOGY AND BOTANY

VII THE BODY IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH

VIII MENTAL PROCESSES

IX RELIGION

X THE SUPERNATURAL

XI SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ORGANIZATION

XII DANCE, SONG, AND GAMES

XIII INTERTRIBAL ORIENTATION AND RELATIONS

XIV FAMILY, KIN, AND MARRIAGE

XV FROM BIRTH TO DEATH

XVI THE MODERN MICMAC

GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY

PART TWO Folktales and Traditions

INTRODUCTION

I TALES ABOUT GLUSKAP

II SUPERNATURAL BEINGS

III MYTHIC PEOPLES

IV GHOST, WILL-O'-THE-WISP

V SUPERNATURAL POWERS

VI KESKAMZIT [MAGICAL GOOD LUCK]

VII SUPERNATURAL PLACES

VIII ORIGINS OF MATERIAL CULTURE

IX HUMAN ADVENTURES

X ANIMAL STORIES

XI HISTORY AND TRADITION

TALES TOLD IN 1950 AND 1953

BIBLIOGRAPHY ON MICMAC FOLKLORE

APPENDIX A ZOOLOGICAL TERMS

APPENDIX B BOTANICAL TERMS

APPENDIX C ANATOMICAL TERMS

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS

INDEX

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Title:

The Micmac Indians of eastern Canada : Wilson D. Wallis and Ruth Sawtell Wallis.

Author:

Wallis, Wilson D. (Wilson Dallam), 1886-1970; Wallis, Ruth Sawtell, 1895-1978

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The Micmac Indians of eastern Canada : Wilson D. Wallis and Ruth Sawtell Wallis.
Wallis, Wilson D. (Wilson Dallam), 1886-1970, Wallis, Ruth Sawtell, 1895-1978
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, c1955.

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• Micmac Indians

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