Collector:

Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938  Search this

Creator:

Jerome, Nicholas, Chief  Search this

Extent:

89 Pages

Culture:

Mi'kmaq (Micmac)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Folklore

Narratives

Manuscripts

Date:

1910

Scope and Contents:

Three Micmac stories handwritten in English by Chief Nicholas Jerome. These were collected by Truman Michelson during his fieldwork among the Micmac of Restigouche, Canada in 1910. The stories are: "The wejiboque," "The man who married the beaver," and "The man who married among the giants."

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 2800

Local Note:

Title changed from "Legends" 5/1/2014.

Topic:

Micmac language  Search this

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Mi'kmaq  Search this

Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this

Genre/Form:

Folklore

Narratives

Manuscripts

Citation:

Manuscript 2800, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

Identifier:

NAA.MS2800

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3dd8efb48-12a7-4b12-b57c-fdb5bd35272f

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2800