Mi'kmaw moons : the seasons in Mi'kma'ki

Title
Mi'kmaw moons : the seasons in Mi'kma'ki

Personal Author EPSB
Cathy LeBlanc

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.

Year Published
2022

Physical Description
56 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm

Subject
Lunar calendars -- Canada, Eastern.
 
Seasons -- Canada, Eastern.
 
Traditional ecological knowledge -- Canada, Eastern.
 
Mi'kmaq -- Social life and customs.

Geographic Term
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
9781459507036

Publisher
Halifax : Formac Publishing Company Limited, [2022]


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Lansdowne523.3 LEBBook30180000169403Non-Fiction