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My Ancestors Live Here
Stories from a Life Protecting Mi’kmaw Burial Sites
by Ellen Hunt
with Margaret Knickle
The history of sacred Mi’kmaw burial sites in Nova Scotia and the woman who has dedicated her life to protecting them.
For over twenty years, Mi’kmaw Elder Ellen Hunt has been identifying, researching and fighting to protect Mi’kmaw burial sites in Nova Scotia which have long been forgotten, neglected and destroyed.
Moved by a powerful call from her ancestors, Ellen Hunt’s work has taken her to burial sites ranging from Nova Scotia’s South Shore to Cape Breton. This memoir chronicles her childhood growing up in a Mi’kmaw community in Newfoundland and her activist work through to the present day. Ellen also shares the many challenges she has faced – from indifferent politicians to antagonistic locals.
This memoir incorporates stories about the long Mi’kmaw history of the sites Ellen has identified and the teachings of her Mi’kmaw ancestors which have shaped her life and her work.
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Ellen Hunt
Margaret Knickle
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