Investigation of an Unrecorded Indigenous Copper Kettle Burial at Cap St-Louis, New Brunswick

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ID19518600
AuthorsÉric Tremblay (Independent researcher, St-Ignace, NB, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume43
Issue1
Pages81-98
Publication date2021-10-05
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnologies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1481-5974 • E-ISSN: 1708-0401
PublisherConsortium Erudit (PUBLISHER • CA)
DOI10.7202/1082160ar
OpenAlexW3207006573
LanguageEN
References cited10

This article is the result of an investigation about an unrecorded archaeological find in Cap St-Louis (New Brunswick) in 1940. The find was a Copper Kettle Burial as it was practiced by the Mi’gmaq during the 16 th and 17 th century. No proper recording or conservation efforts had been deployed then since the Copper Kettle Burial was not well known at the time. Most of the funerary objects have been lost or given as mementos to family or friends of finder. The site has been eroded since 1940 but this investigation permitted Parks Canada to assign it a provenience number and ensure proper protection in the future for the site in case other burials appears at this location. Some objects are located at the Musée Acadien de l’Université de Moncton. In the spirit of reconciliation, the university will give back these funerary objects to the Mi’gmaq of New Brunswick

Archaeology · Art · Indigenous · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History

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