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  • Imprint: Formac Publishing Company Limited
  • Publication Date: 1 January 1990
  • Copyright Year: 1990
  • ISBN: 9780887800771
  • Page Count: 194
  • Dimensions: 6" x 9"

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Micmac by Choice

Elsie Sark--An Island Legend

by M. Olga McKenna

Micmac by Choice is the inspiring account of a remarkable woman and of the remarkable community she chose as her home.
Elsie Sark, an enigma and a legend, came to the Lennox Island Reserve, Prince Edward Island, in 1918 as the English bride of Mi'kmaq war hero John J. Sark.
Greeted on arrival by her father-in-law Chief John T. Sark and an assembly of Mi'kmaq residents, she found herself in the midst of a community in conflict. Without relinquishing her Victorian manner she settled on the Reserve, raising a family. Her life story sheds new light on Native-white relations on Prince Edward Island, but more than that, it bears witness to one woman's dedication to her community and family.
Micmac by Choice is the inspiring account of a remarkable woman and of the remarkable community she chose as her home.

About the Author

M. Olga McKenna

M. OLGA MCKENNA, SC, Professor Emeritus, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. She holds a BA (Mount Saint Vincent), an MA in Philosophy and a PhD in Education (Boston College), and an Associate in Education (London, Institute of Education). Sister Olga McKenna passed away May 1, 2012.(more)

Subjects (BISAC)

HISTORY / Canada / General, HISTORY / Indigenous / General

Subjects

Canadian Biography, Canadian Biography: Indigenous, Canadian Biography: Prince Edward Islander, Social Sciences, Social Sciences: Indigenous Studies

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