Our Ancestors and Elders Share Their Knowledge

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Our Ancestors and Elders Share Their Knowledge

• Wolastoqiyik and Mikmaq
• On the Internet

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• Wolastoqiyik, Portrait of a People
• Metepenagiag Community Heritage Exhibit

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Wolastoqiyik, Portrait of a People

• Wolastoq- means beautiful river
• Wolastoqiyik- means people of the beautiful river

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Maude PaulCourtesy of University of New
Brunswick Archives
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Gabe AcquinCourtesy of University of New
Brunswick Archives
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Nash Family HouseboatPhoto Courtesy of William
Nash
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Dr. Peter Paul at Eel River, New Brunswick 1964
Courtesy of University of New Brunswick Archives
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People
Gabe Acquin Provincial Archives of New
Brunswick

Margarette Francis
University of New Brunswick Archives
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Landscape
Green River, N.B. Courtesy of Provincial Archives
of New Brunswick
On the Tobique River 1862 Courtesy of Provincial
Archives of New Brunswick
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Lifestyle
Wolastoqiyik Trading Site Courtesy of University
of Pennsylvania
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Lifestyle
Illustration of Interior of Dwelling Courtesy of
New Brunswick Museum
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Technology
Making a Birch Bark Canoe Courtesy of New
Brunswick Museum
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Technology
Theresa Moulton (nee Paul) Weaving Baskets.
c.1951. Courtesy of New Brunswick Provincial
Archives
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Technology
Maliseet Birch Bark Canoes with
Supplies Courtesy of New Brunswick Museum
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Goals and Objectives

• To bring the photographs to the people
• To aid in re-establishing ties among Wolastoqiyik
• To develop Wolastoqiyik educational material

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Goals and Objectives

• To continue a co-operative and productive working
  relationship between Wolastoqiyik First Nation
  and the province of New Brunswick regarding
  cultural resources
• To address the concern Elders have regarding
  Weci Apaciawik or give back

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Wolastoqiyik, Portrait of a People

• Noel Bear
• Houlton, Maine
• Courtesy of Houlton Band of Maliseets

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Wolastoqiyik, Portrait of a People

• Marie Nicholas Wallace
• Madawaska Maliseet
• Photo Courtesy of John Wallace

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Wolastoqiyik, Portrait of a People

• www.gnb.ca/culture/heritage

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Metepenagiag Community Heritage Exhibit
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Augustine Mound
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Plaque text

• Augustine Mound Provincial Historic Site
• This 2400 year old ceremonial site demonstrates
  the flourishing culture and vibrant spirituality
  of early Micmac life. Today the sacredness of
  the Mound is highly respected
• Oxbow Provincial Historic Site
• Home to the ancestors of the Miramichi Micmac for
  thousands of years, this ancient fishing village
  proclaims Red Band as New Brunswicks oldest
  continuously occupied community

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Metepenagiag Booklet
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Metepenagiag Booklet

• Web site
• www.gnb.ca/0016/patallen.htm

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Courtesy of Metepenagiag
John Augustine
William Augustine
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The Metepenagiag Community Heritage Exhibit

• Serve as a preview to the long term goal the
  community holds to generate a place where
  everyone, native or non-native can appreciate all
  aspects of Mikmaq culture to their fullest
• To assist in determining the market feasibility
  of developing a much larger Native heritage
  attraction
• Serve as a gauge of public interest in cultural
  products at this specific location

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Metepenagiag Community Heritage Exhibit

• To introduce certain members of the community to
  work in heritage presentation and exhibit
  construction.
• Provide a training, learning process to prepare
  them for the larger project
• To allow the community of Red Bank to experience
  the development of and living with a cultural
  attraction within their community.

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Metepenagiag, Where Spirits Live
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www.gnb.ca/culture/heritage

• Wolastoqiyik, Portrait of a People
• Metepenagiag Community Exhibit

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Coming Soon!Future Projects

• Wolastoqiyik
• United Maliseet Cultural
• Development Project

• Mikmaq
• Metepenagiag
• Heritage Park

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Acknowledgements

• Wolastoqiyik, Portrait of a People
• Province of New Brunswick
• Federal Government
• Wolastoqiyik Elders
• Wolastoqiyik First Nation Government

• Metepenagiag Community Heritage Exhibit
• Province of New Brunswick
• Federal Government
• Metepenagiag First Nation
• Mikmaq First Nation