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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2800 Three Micmac stories by Chief Nicholas Jerome
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2800
- Creators:
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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938Jerome, Nicholas, Chief
- Dates:
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1910
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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89 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Three Micmac stories handwritten in English by Chief Nicholas Jerome. These were collected by Truman Michelson during his fieldwork among the Micmac of Restigouche, Canada in 1910. The stories are: "The wejiboque," "The man who married the beaver," and "The man who married among the giants."
Administration
Sponsor
Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
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Preferred Citation
Manuscript 2800, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2800
Local Note
Local Note
Title changed from "Legends" 5/1/2014.
Bibliography
Bibliography
Edited versions of these stories were published in The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 38, No. 147, pages 33-54.
Keywords
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Micmac language | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Mi'kmaq | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Folklore | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Narratives | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Manuscripts | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Mi'kmaq (Micmac) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Indians of North America -- Northeast | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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