Project Components

Website

The ‘Stories of Conne River’ website includes the following information and activities:

History of Conne River

• Conne River Landscape
  • Introduction
  • Hunting Grounds
• Living Off the Land
  • Hunting and Trapping
  • Fishing
• Artifacts
  • The Canoe
  • Snowshoes
  • Wigwam
  • Utensils
  • Children's Coat
  • The Skin Boot
  • Weaving
  • Music Instruments
• Language
• Remembering Those of the Past and the Future
  • Remembering Those of the Past
  • Remembering Those of the Present

Stories of Conne River: Muinji’j Becomes a Man

• Introduction
• The Significance of the Story:
  • Conne River: Chief Mi’sel Joe
  • Breakwater Books: Nicolle LaLonde
• Obtaining a DVD
• Virtual Participation

Collection

The collection for this project include 2D graphics from the following:

• Ktaqmkukewaq Mi’kmaq: Wlqatmuti The Mi’Kmaw People of Newfoundland: A Celebration (2004) Edward Tompkins, Curator and Author Published By: Federation of Newfoundland Indians, Cornerbrook NL, Canada.
• Elitkey (1980) Ruth Holmes Whitehead, Author Published by: The Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, N.S. in collaboration with the Education Resource Services Program of the Department of Education, Province of Nova Scotia, Canada.
• Visions of Sound Musical Instruments of First Nations Communities in Northeastern America (1994). Beverley Diamond, M. Sam Cronk, and Franziska von Rosen: Authors Wilfred Laurier University Press; Waterloo, ON Canada.

Learning Activities

• History and Memory Game
• Mi’kmaq Language Activities
• Read Muinji’j Becomes a Man and Travel on the Journey
• Explore Quest