Tuesday, June 19, 2007
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John N. Jeddore
Remembering then...
John Nick Jeddore
I am one of the few last remaining origional Micmacs that are now living in Conne A direct link to a culture that in the late thirties due to the change of times started to recede and to disappear completely in the late fifties, our Language took a turn for the worst, in the early twenties due to the fact 95 % of the male population went out among the non Indian people and took wives, this would eventually lead to a complete disappearance of the Micmac language, when Nickley died the last link to the language was broken, it is my belief forever, none of these women ever did learn the language, none were interested in learning it, judging by the way their men was treated by their very own people, it was more of a disadvantage which I can very well understand, and since the men were always gone hunting and furring none of the children ever did learn the language,
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Just saw your interview on CBC's "Here and Now". I was very impressed! Amazed actually for all you've accomplished and still do at such a fine old age. I am a "wanna-be" from Ontreal, Que. who met and married a Nfld. husband up in Labrador in 1965 and I refuse to leave this island I now call "home" since moving here in 1980 in Baie Verte. I read whatever I can get my hands on concerning the culture and how immigrants landed here in the first place....the various Indinas...I love the whole history of Nfld. Congratulations on following your dream to do such a site....especially the T.V. interview show. You amaze me. Lynn Kean in Baie Verte, NL.
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