by Chantelle Perreault Caption from the GKS: Anishinaabe birch bark container with lid, with geese and thistle motifs scraped into bark. Collected at Tamagami, Nipissing district, Ontario; made in 1914, purchased by museum in 1946. Current location: Peabody Essex Museum. Catalogue/Accession ...
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From the GKS: A Haudenosaunee Chatelaine Bag
by Autumn Epple A.1984.68. 18 cm × 17.5 cm. This chatelaine bag from the mid-19th century, housed currently in the collection of the National Museums Scotland, represents a fascinating cultural crossover between settler and Onkwehonwe women. Photo by Cory Willmott. (Image from the GKS, for ...
Alan Ojiig Corbiere wins Barbara Godard Prize
from York University Every year, the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies awards the Barbara Godard Prize for the best graduate dissertation for outstanding works that advance our knowledge of Canada. For the 2019-20 academic year, the award went to M'Chigeeng historian and researcher Alan Ojiig ...
All eyes on Mi’kma’ki as Mi’kmaq fight for recognition of moderate livelihood fisheries
by Alexander Ross The past two months have seen significant violence directed toward Mi’kmaw fishers in Sipekne’katik. This has included threats, vandalism of lobster traps and boats, and even an assault against Sipekne’katik chief Michael Sack. A lobster compound in Middle West Pubnico was ...
From the GKS: An Anishinaabe Child’s Tikinaagan and Doll
by Bradley Clements An Anishinaabe child's doll and tikinaagan (cradleboard) from the 1800s, currently in the collection of the British Museum. GKS ID: 24802 (Image from the GKS, for research and community use only) September 30 is Orange Shirt Day, an event to remember the children who ...