Young Mi'kmaw archeology crew: connecting with their culture
Mapannapolis and partner Boreas Heritage presents “ Ancient Stories, New Voices: The Future of a Mi'kmaw Archaeology”, Sunday, September 12th at Fort Anne National Historic Site in Annapolis Royal from 12 to 1:30.
"This archeology project has really just opened my eyes to just everything that I've been missing for pretty much almost all my life," said Labradore, standing in the clearing overlooking the water on a still, sunny day in June.
(Emma Smith/CBC)
A group of Mi'kmaw youth working at Pasi'tuek are uncovering the material culture of their Ancestors. Share their passion for cultural self-refection through a Mi'kmaq Talking Circle followed by a question and answer session.
“It's a sacred place for 26-year-old Robert Labradore, and the deeper he digs into the soil in search of artifacts his ancestors left behind the more he's discovering about himself.
He's a member of Glooscap First Nation and one of several young Mi'kmaw crew members who recently started working at Pasi'tuek to recover stone tools, clay pottery and other artifacts dating back 10,000 years.”
Kamden Nicholas from Pictou Landing First Nation is studying archeology at university. (Emma Smith/CBC)
“ For Kamden Nicholas, from Pictou Landing First Nation, who is studying archeology at Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador, the project has her in awe of her ancestors' ingenuity.
She's worked at other archeological sites in the past, including excavating an old powder magazine at Fortress Louisbourg in Cape Breton in 2010. But this project feels different.”
