essay
Micmac hunting territories in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland
Beothuk and Micmac • 22 • Published In 1922 • Pages: 80-187
By: Speck, Frank G. (Frank Gouldsmith).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source, written by a professional ethnologist, describes in great detail the hunting territory system of the Micmac. Long lists are given of the individuals who occupy different territories, and these territories are mapped out in detail. Information is also included on dwellings and mythology.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Real property
- Community structure
- Routes
- Traditional history
- Community heads
- Place names
- Mythology
- Spirits and gods
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Mi'kmaq
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- James R. Leary ; 1961: John Beierle; 2009
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1914
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1633-1914
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Maritime Provinces, Eastern Canada
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Frank G. Speck
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 22011598
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Micmac Indians