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

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

Cathy LeBlanc

Resumen
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.

Fecha de publicación como intervalo
2022

Descripción física
56 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm

Término de la materia
Lunar calendars -- Canada, Eastern.
 
Seasons -- Canada, Eastern.
 
Traditional ecological knowledge -- Canada, Eastern.
 
Mi'kmaq -- Social life and customs.

Término geográfico
Moon -- Phases.

Autor añadido
Chapman, G. P. (Geoffrey Peter)
 
Gould, Loretta,

Síntesis
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

Información de publicación
Halifax : Formac Publishing Company Limited, [2022]


BibliotecaSignatura topográficaTipo de materialCódigo de barras del documentoEstado
Johnny Bright523.3 LEB FNMIBook31455000286087Non-Fiction