Micmac by Choice
Elsie Sark--An Island Legend
- Publisher
- Formac Publishing Company Limited
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2011
- Category
- General, Native American
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780887809903
- Publish Date
- Mar 2011
- List Price
- $18.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780887800771
- Publish Date
- Jan 1990
- List Price
- $24.95
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Description
Elsie Sark, an enigma and a legend, came to the Lennox Island Reserve, Prince Edward Island, in 1918 as the English bride of Mi'kmaq war hero John J. Sark.
Greeted on arrival by her father-in-law Chief John T. Sark and an assembly of Mi'kmaq residents, she found herself in the midst of a community in conflict. Without relinquishing her Victorian manner she settled on the Reserve, raising a family. Her life story sheds new light on Native-white relations on Prince Edward Island, but more than that, it bears witness to one woman's dedication to her community and family.
Micmac by Choice is the inspiring account of a remarkable woman and of the remarkable community she chose as her home.
About the author
M. OLGA MCKENNA, SC, Professor Emeritus, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. She holds a BA (Mount Saint Vincent), an MA in Philosophy and a PhD in Education (Boston College), and an Associate in Education (London, Institute of Education). Sister Olga McKenna passed away May 1, 2012.