Aboriginal/Anglo Relations as Portrayed in the Folklore of Micmac ‘Witching’ in Newfoundland

• Published in: Ethnologies
• Main Author: Rieti, Barbara
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Association Canadienne d’Ethnologie et de Folklore 1995
• Subjects: Indian; Blanche; Newfoundland; Terre-Neuve
• Online Access: http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1087458ar; https://doi.org/10.7202/1087458ar

This article examines the social implications of the tradition found in certain parts of Newfoundland that an offended “Indian” can put a “wish” or “spell” on the offender. Narratives typically involve itinerant native basketsellers from Nova Scotia, but have been recorded in connection with Micmac...