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Document Description
Title
Miawpukek
Mi'kmawey
(Mi'kmaq
of
Conne
River
,
Newfoundland)
Prayer
Book
in
Mi'kmaq
hieroglyphics
Alternative Title
Miawpukek
Mi'kmawey
prayer
book
Date
1810
Description
Manuscript
is
an
early
19th
century
Newfoundland
Mi'kmaw
prayer
book
containing
hymns
,
prayers
and
other
religious
texts
for
use
in
divine
worship
according
to
Roman
Catholic
observance.
The
majority
of the
text
is
written
in a
hieroglyphic
script
which
is
unique
to the
Mi'kmaw
tradition.
There are also a
number
of
annotations
in the
Mi'kmaw
language.The
manuscript
consists
of
sewn
pages
bound
with
caribou
hide
encased
boards.
The
pages
are
made
with
good
quality
paper.
The
text
is
mostly
written
in
pen
and
ink
, with
some
pencil
as
well.
Subject
Catholic
Church--Prayers
and
devotions--Micmac--Texts;
Catholic
Church--Liturgy--Texts;
Catholic
Church--Catechisms--Micmac--Texts;
Micmac
language--Writing;
Hieroglyphics
Contributors
Miawpukek
Mi'kamawey
Mawi'omi
Physical Description
138 p.; 35.5 x 23.5 cm.
Note
On
title
frame
of
microfilm:
ca.
1810-1812
The
manuscript
has a
leaf
with a
crown
&
shield
watermark
design
and the
date
1807.
as
well
as a
handwritten
entry
dated
1812;
the
latest
date
noted
is
1892.
The
papermaker's
name
appears
as
J.
Jellyman
[located
in
Salisbury
,
Dowton
,
Wiltshire
,
England]
1807.
There are also
numerous
notations
and
additions
,
some
apparently
quite
recent.
Microfilmed
in
1999
with the
permission
of the
Conne
River
Mi'kmaq
Band
Council
,
Conne
River
,
Newfoundland
, from the
original
manuscript
,
completely
restored
in
1998-1999
by
David
Hanington
,
Conservator
,
Canadian
Conservation
Institute
Type
Text
Format
Image/jpeg
Resource Type
Manuscript
Identifier
MMPB-001
Language
mic
Source
Microfilm Reel no. M-8638 Library and Archives Canada, 1999
Collection
Miawpukek
Mi'kmawey
Prayer
Book
Other Format
Photographic facsimile of original. 152 sheets (35 x28 cm.) unbound in archival box (Centre for Newfoundland Studies Archives)
