2024-11-28

Pestia’wa’taqtink (Naming Ceremony)

Note:  Sound quality of the video is poor due to the general noise at the event. 


Participants: Dr. Marie Battiste (Organiser), Trudy Sable

Date: Jun. 6, 1992

Location: Eskissoqnik (Eskasoni) First Nation

Citation: Sable, Trudy (1992). Videotape of Pestie’wa’taqatimk (Naming Ceremony), Eskissoqnik First Nation, Marie Battiste Organizer June 6, 1992. Trudy Sable Collection, Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Archive Collection: The Mi'kmaq of Nova Scotia Archives Collection - Curated by Dr. Trudy Sable

Archiving of the video was sponsored by the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, with funding from the Department of Canadian Heritage, Aboriginal Language Initiatives Program.  

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