<p>For over twenty years, Mi\u2019kmaw Elder Ellen Hunt has been identifying, researching and fighting to protect Mi\u2019kmaw burial sites in Nova Scotia which have long been forgotten, neglected and destroyed.<\/p><\/p>\n
<p>Moved by a powerful call from her ancestors, Ellen Hunt\u2019s work has taken her to burial sites ranging from Nova Scotia\u2019s South Shore to Cape Breton. This memoir chronicles her childhood growing up in a Mi\u2019kmaw community in Newfoundland and her activist work through to the present day. Ellen also shares the many challenges she has faced \u2013 from indifferent politicians to antagonistic locals.<\/p><\/p>\n
<p>This memoir incorporates stories about the long Mi\u2019kmaw history of the sites Ellen has identified and the teachings of her Mi\u2019kmaw ancestors which have shaped her life and her work.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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