Mi'kmaw moons : the seasons in Mi'kma'ki
Title
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Mi'kmaw moons : the seasons in Mi'kma'ki
Personal Author EPSB
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Cathy LeBlanc
Summary
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For thousands of years, the Mi'kmaq have been closely observing the natural world and the cycles of the moon and the stars to track the passage of time. Each full moon in an annual cycle was named by the Mi'kmaq to relate to a seasonal event, such as tomcod spawning, birds laying eggs or berry ripening. For the past decade Mi'kmaw Elders and Knowledge Keepers have shared stories of the traditional night sky calendar with authors Cathy LeBlanc and David Chapman. In this book Cathy relays these stories in her role as Auntie to her young relation Holly. Each moon's story is richly illustrated with an evocative colour painting created for this book by the noted Mi'kmaw artist Loretta Gould.
Year Published
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2022
Physical Description
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56 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm
Subject
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Lunar calendars -- Canada, Eastern.
Seasons -- Canada, Eastern.
Traditional ecological knowledge -- Canada, Eastern.
Mi'kmaq -- Social life and customs.
Geographic Term
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Moon -- Phases.
Added Author
:
Chapman, G. P. (Geoffrey Peter)
Gould, Loretta,
Summary
:
For thousands of years, the Mi'kmaq have been closely observing the natural world and the cycles of the moon and the stars to track the passage of time. Each full moon in an annual cycle was named by the Mi'kmaq to relate to a seasonal event, such as tomcod spawning, birds laying eggs or berry ripening. For the past decade Mi'kmaw Elders and Knowledge Keepers have shared stories of the traditional night sky calendar with authors Cathy LeBlanc and David Chapman. In this book Cathy relays these stories in her role as Auntie to her young relation Holly. Each moon's story is richly illustrated with an evocative colour painting created for this book by the noted Mi'kmaw artist Loretta Gould.
ISBN
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9781459507036
Publisher
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Halifax : Formac Publishing Company Limited, [2022]
Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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Kameyosek | 523.3 LEB (FNMI) | Book | 30239000179018 | Non-Fiction |