Wi'sik', Waycobah (Whycocomagh), Nova Scotia
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1930
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National Museum of the American Indian
View of low forested mountains with bay or body of water in foreground, Waycobah (Whycocomagh), Nova Scotia. Johnson recorded the mountain as "Wi'sik," a lookout for Kluskap (Gluskap), a mystical figure who appears in many Mi'kmaq legends-stories passed down from generation to generation. The name "Wi'sik" didn't carry significance for Mi'kmaq peo...
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1930
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1 negatives (photographic)
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National Museum of the American Indian
Jimmy McKenzie going to or returning from Merigomish Island for the annual Procession of St. Anne, a Catholic ceremony honoring the patron saint of the Mi'kmaq held on Chapel Island and Merigomish Island, Nova Scotia. Though not Mi'kmaq himself, Jimmy McKenzie was born and raised among the Pictou Land community.
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1930
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National Museum of the American Indian
Mi'kmaq (Micamac) passengers traveling on a boat across the Bras d'Or Lake to Merigomish Island (in background), for the annual Procession of St. Anne, a Catholic ceremony honoring the patron saint of the Mi'kmaq, held at Chapel Island and Merigomish Island, Nova Scotia. The chapel used during the procession is in the background.
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1930
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1 negatives (photographic)
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National Museum of the American Indian
Wigwams set up on Chapel Island for the annual Procession of St. Anne, a Catholic ceremony honoring the patron saint of the Mi'kmaq, held at Chapel Island and Merigomish Island in Nova Scotia.
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1930
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1 negatives (photographic)
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.001.038
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National Museum of the American Indian
Wigwams set up on Chapel Island for the annual Procession of St. Anne, a Catholic ceremony honoring the patron saint of the Mi'kmaq, held at Chapel Island and Merigomish Island in Nova Scotia. The flagpole in the center right marks the Kji-Saqamaw wigwam, where the Sante Mawiomi (Grand Council) meets.
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1930
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1 negatives (photographic)
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.001.038
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National Museum of the American Indian
Wigwams set up on Chapel Island for the annual Procession of St. Anne, a Catholic ceremony honoring the patron saint of the Mi'kmaq, held at Chapel Island and Merigomish Island in Nova Scotia.
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1930
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1 negatives (photographic)
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.001.038
- Repository:
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National Museum of the American Indian
Wigwams set up on Chapel Island for the annual Procession of St. Anne, a Catholic ceremony honoring the patron saint of the Mi'kmaq, held at Chapel Island and Merigomish Island in Nova Scotia.
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1930
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1 negatives (photographic)
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.001.038
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National Museum of the American Indian
Wigwam set up on Chapel Island for the annual Procession of St. Anne, a Catholic ceremony honoring the patron saint of the Mi'kmaq, held at Chapel Island and Merigomish Island in Nova Scotia. Three small Mi'kmaq children stand at entrance to wigwam.
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1930
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1 negatives (photographic)
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- NMAI.AC.001.038
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National Museum of the American Indian
Mi'kmaq (Micmac) passengers boarding a small boat from a schooner on Bras d'Or Lake, for the annual Procession of St. Anne, a Catholic ceremony honoring the patron saint of the Mi'kmaq, held at Chapel Island and Merigomish Island in Nova Scotia.
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1930
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1 negatives (photographic)
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.001.038
- Repository:
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National Museum of the American Indian
Mi'kmaq (Micmac) passengers traveling to Chapel Island on Bras d'Or Lake, for the annual Procession of St. Anne, a Catholic ceremony honoring the patron saint of the Mi'kmaq, held at Chapel Island and Merigomish Island in Nova Scotia.