Photograph provided by the Micmac Cultural
Centre, Lennox Island
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St. Ann's Sunday Celebration
In the late 1800's, people from all over would come
to Lennox Island in canoes to join in the annual St. Ann's Sunday Celebration.
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Chief Membertou
Chief Membertou was a very powerful Mi'kmaq Medicine Man.
He was also the first Mi'kmaq to be baptized in the Roman Catholic Faith,
on June 24, 1610. The enclosed picture was taken from a canvas painting
in the conference room of the Lennox Island Band Council. Original painting
by George Paul in April of 1985.
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Kateri Tekakwitha
Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, a young Indian maiden was born
in 1656. She faced many hardships because of her choice to become
a Christian. Her mother was a Christian Algonquian (a cousin to the
Mi'kmaq) while her father was a Mohawk. Kateri never gave up on her people.
She helped the poor and the sick while dedicating her life to Jesus.
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Chief John T. Sark
Chief John T. Sark was the last traditional chief on Lennox
Island. This photograph of John T. Sark, in ceremonial dress, was
taken in the early 1900's on St. Ann's Sunday.
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World War I Monument 1914 - 1918
In grateful memory of the men of this parish who made
the Supreme Sacrifice. Peter Knockwood, Louis Toney, John W. Labobe, Charles
Chaplin, William Arsenault, William Gallant, Edmund Cahill and in honor
of twenty-nine others who offered their lives for King & Country, 1922.
As read from the plague on the WW1 monument, seen
here.
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Mi'kmaq Family
This photograph of an unidentified Mi'kmaq family was
taken in the early 1900's on St. Ann's Sunday. Families would get
out their best clothes to join the others on St. Ann's Sunday.
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World War I Cannon
A gift to the Lennox Island Band Council in remembrance
of the men who served our country. This cannon arrived shortly after
the rock monument was made.
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