book chapter

The Micmac Indians of eastern Canada

University of Minnesota PressMinneapolis • Published In 1955 • Pages:

By: Wallis, Wilson D. (Wilson Dallam), Wallis, Ruth Sawtell.

Abstract
This monograph is the result of fieldwork by Wallis originally in 1911-1912, and a revisit by Wallis and his wife in 1953 to see what changes had occurred in the intervening 40 years. The monograph is divided into two parts: the first, Tribal Life, contains the ethnography of the people and concludes with an analysis of culture change and the status of the modern Micmac; the second part, Folktales and Traditions, contains material about the culture hero Gluskap, supernatural beings, history and tradition, origins of material culture, magic and animal stories. The volume concludes with three appendices of zoological, botanical and anatomical terms. Wilson Wallis is Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota and both he and his wife are well-known anthropologists.
Subjects
Ideas about nature and people
Food quest
Sociocultural trends
Shipbuilding
Dwellings
Magicians and diviners
War
Burial practices and funerals
Literary texts
Mythology
External relations
culture
Mi'kmaq
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
North America
Sub Region
Eastern Woodlands
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Timothy J. O'Leary ; 1961: John Beierle; 2009
Field Date
1911-1912, 1953
Coverage Date
1500-1953
Coverage Place
Eastern Canada
Notes
Wilson D. Wallis and Ruth Sawtell Wallis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-314)
Pages 338-395, 401-446, and 481-492, which contain folktales with little cultural content, have not been processed for the Micmac collection.
LCCN
54010292
LCSH
Micmac Indians