Genealogy Canada: Oct 20, 2015

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Ta’n Weji-sqalia’tiek Mi’kmaw Place Names Digital Atlas of Nova Scotia

In 2010, the Ta’n Weji-sqalia’tiek Mi’kmaw Place Names Digital Atlas Project (formerly Pjila’si Mi’kma’ki: Mi’kmaw Place Names Digital Atlas and Website Project) was launched to document approximately 13,000 years of Mi’kmaw presence within Mi’kma’ki, the place of the Mi’kmaq, and to raise public awareness of this ancient history of eastern Canada.

They have been able to record approximnatlry 1, 500 place names, and they have translated 700 of these names and they have been geo-referenced and placed on the map.

The names were then entered into a database as the basis of the digital atlas and interactive maps featured on the website. We have also developed numerous map layers for cross-referencing physiological and cultural/historical information.

The digital atlas will directly support other Mi’kmaw activities including the development of educational products for schools and the promotion of cultural awareness about Mi’kmaw people.

The website is http://mikmawplacenames.ca/

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Kingston Genealogical Society Branch Facebook address changes

For those who follow the news of the Kingston Genealogical Society Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society will note that the Facebook address which was reported on yesterday's Canadian Week in Review (CWR) at http://genealogycanada.blogspot.com/2015/10/canadian-week-in-review-19-october-2015.html has been changed to https://www.facebook.com/groups/KingstonBranchOGS

Please note that it is a closed group, so you will have to follow instructions and apply for membership on the Join Group sign at the top of the Facebook page.