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Short Statement of Facts (Classic Reprint): Relating to the History, Manners, Customs, Language, and Literature of the Micmac Tribe of Indians, in Nova-Scotia and P. E. Island - Tapa blanda

Rand, S. T.

 
9781332736379: Short Statement of Facts (Classic Reprint): Relating to the History, Manners, Customs, Language, and Literature of the Micmac Tribe of Indians, in Nova-Scotia and P. E. Island

Sinopsis

Discover a window into the Micmac people—language, lore, and daily life seen through a 19th‑century observer.

The work surveys history, manners, customs, language, and literature, offering a portrait of the Micmac Indians in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. It blends language description, writing practice, and interpretations of ritual and education, all grounded in careful observation and historical context.


Readers will encounter discussions of grammar and speech, the community’s prayer book and other writings, and the role of missions in shaping language and culture. The text also reflects on how outsiders have understood and sometimes misunderstood Indigenous life, while noting what has been learned from direct contact and study.



  • Insight into Micmac language features, pronunciation, and grammar concepts.

  • Explanations of their symbolic prayer book, writings, and literacy efforts.

  • Context for missionary work, education, and cultural exchange in the region.

  • Historical observations about daily life, customs, and natural history topics.


Ideal for readers of historical anthropology, Indigenous studies, linguistics, and early North American history.

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Excerpt from Short Statement of Facts: Relating to the History, Manners, Customs, Language, and Literature of the Micmac Tribe of Indians, in Nova-Scotia and P. E. Island

K his fellow men, of every hatlou, of' every rank, and of every condition. And this is, too, one of the first dictates of real piety. It IS a serious fact, however, for which it is impossible to account satisfactorily, that this great com mission has been, so far as relates to the poor Micmac, almost wholly overlooked by Protestants. They have been m our midst, but they and we have been strangers.

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Short Statement of Facts: Relating to the History, Manners, Customs, Language, and Literature of the Micmac Tribe of Indians, in Nova-Scotia and P. E. Island

In the records of the history of Nova Scotia, are presented accounts of several battles with the Indians, and other matters relating to them with the treaty of peace finally concluded. They have also themselves preserved the history of these events especially the latter, deeply en graved in their memories. They say that for a long time it was ma trmdimk, matuadirak, war, war, - that finally they made peace. The English Governor met with them in Council; be and the Indian chief smoked the pipe of peace together; they then dug a hole in the earth, and buried their weapons. Thev remark with em asis, that the Tomahawk, or T'osicgua, as is the Micmac name, was uried lowest. This implied that the Indian would not pull up his weapon, until the English should have pulled a his. He would not be the first to violate the And they say ey have always strictl adhered to it; butthat the glish have not; a charge, alas! Too wel founded.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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