Book

The Micmac Indians of Restigouche: history and contemporary description

[Dept. of the Secretary of State] (213)Published In 1966 • Pages: x, 95

By: Bock, Philip K..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The purpose of this monograph is to describe the contemporary culture of a Micmac Indian Reserve, giving sufficient historical background to show significant continuities and discontinuities from aboriginal times to the present (p. vii). The post-contact historical data in the document is divided into several periods, although the dates of these periods vary for different sub-groups. The 'Early Contact Period' ranges from the sixteenth century to the Battle of Restigouche in 1760. The 'Later Contact Period' begins in 1760, lasting until 1900 when, within a period of five years, fundamental political, economic, and educational changes took place at Restigouche which mark the transition into the 'Recent Period' of from 1900 to 1961 (p. 6). This latter period provides a wealth of ethnographic information on the contemporary Micmac.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
History
Acculturation and culture contact
Public welfare
Missions
External relations
Education system
Public assistance
Ecclesiastical organization
Kinship terminology
Regulation of marriage
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
Book
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
John Beierle; 2009
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
April-November 1961
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1500-1961
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Restigouche Reserve, Province of Qebec, Eastern Canada
NotesAdditional notes
by Philip K. Bock
Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-91)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
67006148
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Micmac Indians--History
Micmac Indians--Government relations
Micmac Indians--Social life and customs