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Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive

Tku Atlasma'lit (The wave gives me comfort or rest) 

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L’nuey, the Mi’kmaw rights organization for Epekwitk/Prince Edward Island, has created this archive of textual documents to help address gaps in the historiography of Epekwitnewaq Mi’kmaq. This collection includes documents from a number of cultural repositories, accumulated over the course of several years and multiple rights-based research projects. The Collection includes a wide variety of documents pertaining to the history of Epekwitnewaq Mi’kmaq, including government documents such as proclamations, reports, and official correspondence; community texts such as petitions and appeals; private correspondence and writings; archival published material like pamphlets and newspaper accounts, and more. 
Visit the Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive page for more information about this project. 

Please note: In some instances, the quality of the scanned document is less than ideal due to the quality of the original. 

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These documents reflect the common biases and perspectives of the time and place in which they were created. Some of the terminology used may be offensive. We advise reader caution as perusal may cause harm or trauma. Please contact The Robertson Library with any related questions or concerns.
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[Dispatch refers to a letter from Abbe Gaulin stating that 'tous les chefs' of the Mi'kmaq nation were assembled at the Antigonich mission]
1720
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch discusses Mi'kmaq view of a French interpreter in Acadia]
1720
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch discusses mission regarding Mi'kmaq at Malpeque]
1742
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Statement includes items related to missionary activities regarding the Mi'kmaq people]
1743
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch discusses relations with the Indigenous population of Acadia and mentions the intention of French officials to encourage them to harrass 'continuellement les anglois dans tous leurs etabblishmens']
1744
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch discusses a meeting with the Mi'kmaq chief from Antigonish]
1751
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch discussing a missionary in Acadia]
1753
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch discussing a missionary in Acadia]
1753
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Statement of expenses related to the colony of Ile Royale, including an item related to weapons of the Mi'kmaq]
1756
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Statement includes expenditures related to the Indigenous population, including payments for missionary and health care services]
1737
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch refers to the burial of a Mi'kmaq chief at Ile Royale]
1737
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Statement of expenses related to the colony of Ile Royale, including an item regarding health care for Mi'kmaq individuals]
1738
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Statement includes expenditures related to the Indigenous population, including payments for presents, transportation and missionary and health care services]
1739
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch discussing relations with and distribution of presents to Mi'kmaq of Ile Royale]
1739
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch discussing the condition of the Mi'kmaq in Acadia and on Ile Saint-Jean (Prince Edward Island)]
1739
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch notes there were no missionaries for the Mi'kmaq of Ile Saint-Jean (Prince Edward Island) at that time]
1739
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch refers to Mi'kmaq presence and use of the Malpeque area]
1740
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Statement of expenses related to the colony of Ile Royale, including an item regarding health care for the Mi'kmaq individuals]
1740
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch discussing plans to establish a mission at Malpeque for the Mi'kmaq of Ile Saint-Jean]
1740
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch discussing a meeting with Mi'kmaq chiefs of Malpeque and Port La Joye to present them with medals]
1740
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch refers to distribution of presents to Mi'kmaq chiefs of Ile Saint-Jean]
1741
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch discusses proposed relocation of Mi'kmaq mission at Mirligueche to another location on Ile Royale]
1741
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch regarding relations with Mi'kmaq of Acadia]
1721
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch notes that Mi'kmaq had to travel to Québec for firearm repairs]
1721
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch regarding the Mi'kmaq populations located at missions in Acadia, including Ile Royale, Shubenacadie and Antigonish]
1722
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch regarding the Mi'kmaq populations located at missions in Acadia, including Ile Royale, Shubenacadie and Antigonish]
1722
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch regarding Mi'kmaq missions in Acadia]
1724
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch discusses sending Abbe Gaulin, missionary to the Indigenous population at Cape Sable, LaHave and Shubenacadie, material for a portable chaple]
1725
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Author approves the proposed construction of a church and presbytery at Mirliguèche (Malagawatch) in Acadia for the Indigenous population]
1725
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch regarding Mi'kmaq mission in Artigoniche (Antigonish)]
1725
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch refers to Mi'kmaq mission in Artigoniche (Antigonish)]
1725
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch noting that some Mi'kmaq in Acadia had taken boats to Magdalen Islands to hunt seals and walrus]
1726
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch discusses Mi'kmaq of Ile Saint-Jean and Acadia]
1727
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch discusses missionary efforts to draw Acadians to settle on Ile Saint-Jean]
1727
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch refers to a meeting with the Mi'kmaq of Ile Saint-Jean]
1727
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch reports on an illness among the Indigenous populations, including some Indigenous inhabitants of Ile Saint-Jean]
1729
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch discusses the state of French settlement on Ile Saint-Jean]
1730
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[List of items required for a church on Ile Saint-Jean (Prince Edward Island))
1731
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch describing Mi'kmaq planting activities at Malpeque]
1732
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch refers to Indigenous use of Malpeque area]
1732
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch refers to Indigenous use of Malpeque area]
1732
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch notes that the French inhabitants of Ile Saint-Jean (Prince Edward Island) had been urged to enhance their farming activity in order to help provide for Ile Royale]
1732
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch entitled 'Isle Royale: sur les sauvages,' discusses some hunting and planting activities of the Mi'kmaq of Malpeque]
1733
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch notes that the French missionary to the Mi'kmaq of Ile Saint-Jean - Michel Coutin - had drowned while traveling off the coast of Ile Royale]
1733
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch discusses state of troops in Ile Saint-Jean and notes that inhabitants of Ile Royale hunted walrus on the Magdeline Islands]
1733
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch refers to a proposed conference with Mi'kmaq chiefs at Port La Joye and Malpeque]
1733
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch discussing a meeting with a group of Mi'kmaq near Port La Joye]
1734
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch refers to Indigenous group at Ile Royale]
1734
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch discussing a meeting with a group of Mi'kmaq near Port La Joye and referring to their occupation of the Malpeque area]
1734
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch states that French officials wished to persuade Indigenous bands in Acadia to settle on Cape Breton Island]
1713
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch states that French officials wished to persuade Indigenous bands in Acadia to settle on Cape Breton Island]
1713
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch suggests that the best way to end the 'vie errante' of the Indigenous people was to construct a church and supply them with a missionary and discusses relations between the French officials and inhabitants and the Indigenous population of Acadia]
1717
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
Title
Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
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Collector: L'nuey
Abstract

Tku Atlasma'lit (The wave gives me comfort or rest) 

Your browser does not support the audio element.

L’nuey, the Mi’kmaw rights organization for Epekwitk/Prince Edward Island, has created this archive of textual documents to help address gaps in the historiography of Epekwitnewaq Mi’kmaq. This collection includes documents from a number of cultural repositories, accumulated over the course of several years and multiple rights-based research projects. The Collection includes a wide variety of documents pertaining to the history of Epekwitnewaq Mi’kmaq, including government documents such as proclamations, reports, and official correspondence; community texts such as petitions and appeals; private correspondence and writings; archival published material like pamphlets and newspaper accounts, and more. 
Visit the Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive page for more information about this project. 

Please note: In some instances, the quality of the scanned document is less than ideal due to the quality of the original. 

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