An Ethnohistorical Analysis of Micmac Male and Female Economic Roles

Gonzalez, Ellice B.

doi:10.2307/481372

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“…In addition, the demand for furs and more destructive hunting technologies seriously depleted animal stocks. As the fur trade expanded, the Mi'kmaq altered their seasonal cycle in response to its demands (Gonzalez, 1982). A longer period of the year was spent hunting in the interior and, consequently, less time in the summer was available to support traditional coastal subsistence activities.…”

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Historical Roots of Social Assistance: An Inadequate Response to the Colonial Destruction of Mi’kmaw Livelihood in Nova Scotia

Cullen

Castleden

Wien

2021

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Social assistance and related programs are an important part of life in the 13 Mi’kmaq communities of Nova Scotia. Given the substantive importance of social assistance and related programs in Mi’kmaq communities, it is surprising how little research has been conducted on the subject. This research aims to understand the origins of economic dependence and the related emergence of social assistance among the Mi’kmaq in Nova Scotia. We identify key historical periods and processes that have shaped the current policy landscape. A defining characteristic of social policy on reserve has been the fact that First Nations themselves have had very little say in how programs such as social assistance are designed and delivered. There is hope that a more self-determined and holistic approach may emerge.

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“…These transformations also had a gendered aspect to them Gonzalez (1982). argued that by 1850 the combined impact of Western technology, religion, and new economic activities undermined the Mi'kmaq's traditionally "interdependent" gender relations Parnaby (2011).…”

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