Young Mi’kmaw and Archaeology: connecting with their culture

Jenna Copage from Annapolis Valley First Nation started working at the Pasi'tuek site in the Annapolis Valley early in the summer of 2021. (Emma Smith/CBC)

Several young Mi'kmaw crew members worked at Pasi'tuek to recover stone tools, clay pottery and other artifacts, some of which point to activity at the site that dates back 10,000 years.

The entire CBC story is here.

Dozens of people working to find and protect the artifacts at Pasi'tuek. (Emma Smith/CBC)

Having worked together on What Lies Beneath, an Acadian ancestry project centred on Fort Anne National Historic Site and its Garrison Graveyard, Mapannapolis and Boreas Heritage Consulting shifted focus to draw attention to the Pasi'tuek project.

Sara Beanlands, Boreas Heritage, and Heather LeBlanc, Mapannapolis, conferring on the Ground-Penetrating Radar survey of Fort Anne’s Garrison Graveyard, November 2018.

Jointly, they presented “Ancient Stories, New Voices: The Future of a Mi'kmaw Archaeology.”

A group of Mi'kmaw youth working at Pasi'tuek uncovering the material culture of their Ancestors shared their passion for cultural self-refection through a Mi'kmaq Talking Circle followed by a question and answer session.

That was Sunday, September 12th 2021 at Fort Anne in Annapolis Royal.

https://www.mapannapolis.ca/what-lies-beneath

https://www.mapannapolis.ca/garrison-graveyard