Department Research

Mi'kmaq Resource Centre

The Mi’kmaq Resource Centre (MRC) is a collection of documents related to Mi’kmaq history, culture, and language. The Centre houses books, doctoral theses, articles, reports, pamphlets, and academic papers, as well as video and audio materials. The MRC’s holdings also include the now defunct Mic Mac News, publications of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, an extensive array of materials on Donald Marshall Jr.’s experiences in the justice system, and papers related to Aboriginal issues donated by private sources.

The Mi’kmaq Resource Centre also holds a collection of items representing Mi’kmaw material culture over the past hundred years: examples of quill and beadwork, crooked knives, the waltes game, items from the early 20th century tourist trade, and a variety of baskets. Additionally, the Resource Centre has a display of stone artifacts and projectile points on loan from the Nova Scotia Museum. A unique feature of the space is our oval room that may be used by groups to give presentations or show videos related to Mi’kmaw culture.

The Mi’kmaq Resource Centre welcomes students, educators, researchers, and anyone with an interest in Mi’kmaki to use our facilities. Research assistance is available.