Beothuk and Micmac. Indian Notes and Monographs

Speck, Frank G.

New York: Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, 1922. Softcover. Off-white wraps with black and red lettering; 187 pp, 42 pp of plates on 21 leaves folded, bw illustrations and maps. Good+ (light overall shelfwear and age toning throughout, spine missing, binding loose). Item #191951

Contents: part I. Introduction -- Sites of Beothuck occupancy -- The Micmac and the Red Indians. How the Micmac and the Red Indians became seperated -- Comparative ethnological notes. Table -- Folklore notes from the Newfoundland band. The story of Buchan's expedition ; A meeting between a Red Indian's family and a Micmac family ; An encounter with Red Indians near Twillingate ; An encounter near Dildo Arm ; Miscellaneous anecdotes -- The case of Santu. The Informant's history ; Ethnological notes -- Notes -- part II. Introduction -- Hunting territories in Nova Scotia. Table -- Hunting terriotories in Cape Breton Island. Table -- Hunting territories in Prince Edward Island. Table -- Hunting territories of the Micmac-Montagnais of Newfoundland. Table -- Ancient place-names in Newfoundland -- Appendix. I. Cormack's observations ; II. Abstract of the Gluskap Transformer myth. Gluskap's journey.