Stories of the Mi'kmaq
Calvin Coish © 2000, College of the North Atlantic All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the permission of the publisher. Address all inquiries to: College of the North Atlantic P. O. Box 745 Grand Falls-Windsor, NF A2A 2M4 Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data Coish, E. Calvin Stories of the Mi'kmaq ISBN 0-9682905-7-4 1. Readers for new literates. 2. Micmac indians. I. Coish, E. Calvin II. College of the North Atlantic. PE1127.I5S76 2000 428.6'2 C00-950069-3 Cover Photo: Max Perrier at Heaven Steady, near Lake Ambrose, 1961 Photo Credits: Exploits Indian Band Council (pp. 4, 9, 27, 35, 56) Cora Petrilli (Cover and p. 43 ) Denise Spencer (p. 29) INTRODUCTION "You're about 30 years too late." That's what Jerry Wetzel said when I talked with him about Mi'kmaq history. As Jerry said, many of the old- timers have died in recent years and taken their stories with them. Another of those old-timers, Douglas Paul of Point Leamington died recently. Some of Mr. Paul's memories appear in this book. I wish to offer special thanks to Jerry for his insights into Mi'kmaq and Beothuck history. He is really a wealth of information. Special thanks also to Bernie Hanlon of the Exploits Indian Band Council. Thanks to Howard Bailey, Lou Barker, Cassie Humber, Phil Jeddore, the late Douglas Paul, Nish Paul, Cora Petrilli, Nellie Power, and Denise Spencer. Financial assistance for this project was provided by College of the North Atlantic, National Literacy Secretariat and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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