October is Mi’kmaw History Month, a time to celebrate and to reaffirm commitment to the Peace and Friendship Treaties. We are all Treaty People.
You can explore more here: mikmaqhistorymonth.ca
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Quill work chair back with a mosaic of white, red, black, orange, blue, lavender and pink aniline-dyed porcupine quills. Incorporated into a contemporary Birch bark panel by artist Jordan Bennett.
This chair panel is currently on display the Museum of Natural History as part of the work of artist, Jordan Bennett. Art like the quillwork chair panel inspires and informs Jordan’s work. It’s a powerful demonstration of how the past informs the present and future.
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A close-up photograph of a Mi'kmaq sewing basket. The basket is two-tiered: a larger, rounded bowl rests on a smaller, flared base that resembles a pedestal. The body of the basket is woven with horizontal and vertical splints, creating a tight rectangular pattern. The basket is highly decorated with various woven ornaments. Around the top tier are several flattened, stylized flowers. The lid is slightly domed and has a woven, looped handle on top, with a small, woven, cone-shaped decoration placed next to it. Several other small, cone-shaped ornaments hang from the lower edge of the top tier and are applied to the base.
This Mi’kmaw sewing basket, with its hanging balls, decorative rosettes and nesting bird, is the culmination of centuries of basket-making skill. Imagine the patience and attention to detail that’s required to make a work of art like this one.
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This 1980 #book about #Mikmaw material #culture by #historian and #ethnologist, #RuthHolmesWhitehead, is illustrated with #B&W #photos. $20. #Booksky #NovaScotia #FirstNations #SocialHistory #MikmawHistoryMonth
