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Legends Project: Legends of the Mi'kmaq

Friday, Feb 27, 2009 | 10:12 PM

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Kluskap's People: Stories of the Mi'kmaq was originally broadcast on Ideas on CBC Radio One.


The six bilingual legends included here are dramatizations selected from the many traditional Mi'kmaq stories that would have been shared during family gatherings and activities. They were recorded entirely in the Cape Breton community of Eskasoni during June 2006, but all are based on traditional Mi'kmaq cultural beliefs that have evolved over thousands of years.

All songs, chants, drums, flute and rattle by Joel Denny, Kathy Denny and Beverly Jeddore.

LISTEN to Legends of the Mi'kmaq (Runs 00:54:32)

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Legends Project

Legends Project: Legends of the Old Massett Haida

Tuesday, Feb 10, 2009 | 10:12 PM

dick_gathering_sound.jpgProducer Dick Miller gathering sound

Twenty original stories from northern Haida Gwaii were recorded, transcribed and digitally preserved for the Masset Haida Heritage and Repatriation Society, in 2005. Five of these recordings were dramatized and aired on CBC Radio Ideas in fall 2006. The CD is available for purchase at CBC Shop Online. The legend Raven Creation Story was incorporated into the Vancouver Art Gallery's 2006 Raven Traveling Haida Art Exhibit. The CD has aided other language projects in the community.

LISTEN to Legends of the Old Massett Haida (runs 54:49)

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