Critical Review of The Old Man Told Us (Excerpts from Micmac History 1500 – 1950)

When first printed in 1991, "The old man tells us: McMurdo's history excerpts 1500 - 1950" is for the Canadian Atlantic Mikumak including side by side colonies and Mi'kmaq Especially one of a handful of written texts Author Ruth Holmes Whitehead is an ethnologist, historian and research assistant of the Nova Scotia Museum and I am writing many books about Mikumaku. However, the sentence is quite different from the format of other publications. Whitehead did not write a story, but arranged historical documents and oral history in sentences, allowing them to weave their stories and talk for themselves.

Glooscap: Glooscap is a Mercmac benevolent cultural hero who teaches people the art of civilization and protects them from danger. Like other Micmac names, "Glooscap" has many spelling variants (Gluskabe, Kluskap, etc.). The correct pronunciation of Micmac is klue-skopp. Glooscap has some similarities with other Algonquian heroes such as Anishinabe Manabus, Blackfoot Old - Man, Cree Wesakechak etc.

Stansbury Hager ethically records some of Micmac's traditions and customs in his article "Micmac's customs and traditions". Haiger directly explained some of Micmac's traditions and customs after a brief introduction, including a way to gather information on data and its sources. He first explained the "communication system in the forest" (Hager 1895: 31), followed by a broad description of the complex board game "wōltĕstômkwŏn" played by Micmac (Hager 1895: 31-35) It was. Next we will describe the version of Micmac football called "tooâdijik" (now called football) (Hager 1895: 35-36). Hugg then explained the snake's dance called "choogichoo yajik" and related to similar customs and beliefs in other North American native groups. He pointed out that these similarities may indicate that there is a common legacy among the local groups.