Mi'kmaq landscapes from animism to sacred ecology - Hornborg, Anne-Christine (Ashgate, 2008)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-197) and index
Cover; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Maps; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 On the Phenomenological Foundation of Indian Romanticism; 3 'Till They Saw Him No More' (1850-1930); 4 Interlude (1930-1970); 5 The Return of Kluskap (1970-2000); Bibliography; Index
This book seeks to explore historical changes in the lifeworld of the Mi'kmaq Indians of Eastern Canada. The Mi'kmaq culture hero Kluskap serves as a key persona in discussing issues such as traditions, changing conceptions of land, and human-environmental relations. This study discusses the eco-cosmology that has been formulated by modern reserve inhabitants and that could be labeled a 'sacred ecology'