Maggie is a Naskapi from the Shefferville area. She was raised by her brother chiishapau. When her father died they moved to Whapmagoostui to find their relatives. She had eight children, four boys and four girls, only the younger ones survived, Moses, David and Susan. She was a good hunter like her brother. |
S ᒪᑮ ᐧᐆᔕᐧᐋᐤ ᐊᔅᒌᐦᒡ ᒋ ᐅᐦᒌᐤ, ᐅᔅᑌᓵᐦ ᒌᓵᐹᐤ ᒌᐱᒥᓂᑰ, ᐊᑳ ᐅᒋᔥᑕᔨᐦᒡ ᐆᑕᐧᐄ ᐧᐋᐱᒪᑯᔅᑑᐦᒡ ᑳ ᐃᔅᐸᐦᒋᒡ, ᑲ ᓇᑕᐧᐋᐱᒪᐦᒡ ᐅᐧᐋᐦᑯᒫᑲᓐ, ᒪᑮ ᓂᔮᓈᓀᐤ ᒫᒨ ᒌ ᐊᔮᐦᐧᐁᐆᒡ ᐊᐧᐋᔥᐦ᙮ ᓀᐤ ᓇᐯᔥᐦ ᑲᔦᐦ ᓀᐤ ᐄᔥᐧᑫᔥᐦ ᒥᒄ ᒪᒃ ᓂᔥᑐ ᒌᐱᒪᑎᓯᔫᐦ ᒨᓲᔅ,ᑎᐱᑦ ᑲᔦᐦ ᓲᓯᓐᐦ, ᓈᔥᑕᐧᐯ ᒌ ᒥᔦᔨᐦᑕᒻ ᐁ ᐋᓂᑑᐦᐅᒡ ᒧᔦᒡ ᐅᔅᑌᓵᐦ ᑳ ᑏᐦᒡ |
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Page 1 of 1, showing 13 records out of 13 total, starting on record 1, ending on 13
A starving Innu
ᒫᑮ ᑳᐧᐆᐦᑎᑎᑯᒡ ᐧᐋᓴᐧᐄᔨᔫ ᒑᑲᐦᑦ ᑳᑯᑭᐦᑕᔩᒡ ᐊᐴᐱᐦᓃᒡ᙮ |
A starving Innu comes to Maggie`s winter camp. |
- Code
EcWh-900-001
- File Size
1.04 mb
- Duration
6 mins
- Year Of Recording
1970
- Year Of Last Edit
2003
- Sound Editor
Louisa George
- Described By
Louisa George
- Modified
2017-07-08 00:00:00
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Death of Maggie Sandy`s brother
ᒪᑮ ᑎᐹᒋᒨ ᑲᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓰᒡ ᐅᔅᑖᔅ, ᑳ ᐄᐱᔅ ᐊᔨᒥᐦᑯᑦ, |
Maggie is telling a story about her older brother`s death, how she grieved for him. |
- Code
EcWh-900-012
- File Size
3.74 mb
- Duration
21.53 mins
- Year Of Recording
1970
- Year Of Last Edit
2003
- Collected By
Emily Masty
- Sound Editor
Maggie Sheshamush George
- Described By
Maggie Sheshamush George
- Modified
2017-07-08 00:00:00
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Helping a starving family
ᒪᑮ ᑎᐹᒋᒨ ᐊᒌ ᐧᐄᒋᐦᐊᒡ ᑭᔮ ᐊᒌ ᐱᒪᒋᐦᐊᒡ ᐃᔨᔫᐦ ᒐᑳᑦ ᐊᒌ ᑯᑭᑖᐃᒡ |
Maggie is telling a story about people they helped and saved from starvation. |
- Code
EcWh-900-014
- File Size
4.84 mb
- Duration
15.5 mins
- Year Of Recording
197?
- Year Of Last Edit
2003
- Collected By
Emily Masty
- Sound Editor
Maggie Sheshamush George
- Described By
Maggie Sheshamush George
- Modified
2017-07-08 00:00:00
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Maggie and her travels
ᒫᑮ ᒌ ᑎᐹᒋᒦᓯᐤ ᐋᔥᒄ ᐋ ᒌ ᐊᐧᐋᔑᔒᐅᑦ᙮ ᐋ ᒌ ᐧᐄᒋᐦᐧᒑᒧᑦ ᐅᔅᑖᔥ ᒌ ᐧᐄᒋᒫᐤ ᑭᔮᐦ ᑳ ᒋᐦᒋᐱᒋᒡ ᐋ ᒌ ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒫᓱᐧᐃᑦ ᓂᑑᐦᐆᓂᔨᐤ᙮ |
Maggie speaks of her younger days when she and her family used to travel and hunt. |
- Code
EcWh-900-018
- File Size
3.85 mb
- Duration
22.24 mins
- Year Of Recording
19??
- Year Of Last Edit
2004
- Sound Editor
Suzanne House
- Described By
Suzanne House
- Modified
2017-07-08 00:00:00
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Maggie living in Lac Bienville
ᒪᑮ ᑎᐸᒋᒨ ᐊᓂᑖ ᑳᑖᐦᒡ ᐊᐱᓯᑭᒦᓯᐦᒡ, ᑳ ᐧᐋᐱᒪᒡ ᐧᒑᓐ ᑭᔮ ᓱᓴᓐ ᑲᐧᐊᐸᔨᒡ ᑭᔮ ᑲ ᐧᐄᒋᒪᒡ, |
Maggie tells the story of the time they travelled to lake Bienville and met up with John and Susan Kawapit on their journey. |
- Code
EcWh-900-013
- File Size
2.41 mb
- Duration
14.04 mins
- Year Of Recording
197?
- Year Of Last Edit
2003
- Collected By
Emily Masty
- Sound Editor
Maggie Sheshamush George
- Described By
Maggie Sheshamush George
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2017-07-08 00:00:00
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Maggie Sandy Family`s starvation 2
ᒪᑮ ᑎᐸᒋᒨ ᐊᒌ ᑯᑯᑭᑕᐃᒡ ᐊᐧᐋᔥ ᐊᒌ ᐱᒥᓈᐃᒡ ᐆᐦᑯᒧᔥ, |
Maggie is telling a story about when her uncle`s adopted child starved. |
- Code
EcWh-900-011
- File Size
1.08 mb
- Duration
6.25 mins
- Year Of Recording
1998
- Year Of Last Edit
2003
- Collected By
Emily Masty
- Sound Editor
Maggie Sheshamush George
- Described By
Maggie Sheshamush George
- Modified
2017-07-08 00:00:00
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Maggie Sandy`s family starvation
ᒪᑮ ᑎᐸᒋᒨ ᐊᒌ ᑰᑭᑖᐃᒡ ᐧᐄᑐᑕᒻ ᑮᔭ ᑯᑏᒃ ᐃᐧᐋᔫ ᐊᒌ ᐧᐄᒋᒪᒡ, |
Maggie tells a story of her family and other people they lived with, who starved. |
- Code
EcWh-900-010
- File Size
2.47 mb
- Duration
14.23 mins
- Year Of Recording
1970
- Year Of Last Edit
2003
- Collected By
Emily Masty
- Sound Editor
Maggie Sheshamush George
- Described By
Maggie Sheshamush George
- Modified
2017-07-08 00:00:00
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Maggie taking care of her family
ᒪᑮ ᑎᐹᒋᒨ ᑳ ᐄᔥ ᑭᓂᐧᐋᔨᒪᑦ ᐧᐄᑐᐧᐋᔑᒻᐦ ᑭᔮ ᐧᐄᓇᐹᒻ ᐊᓂᑕ ᐧᐋᐱᒪᑯᔥᑑᐦᒡ, ᐊᐦᐊᑳ ᐧᐄᒌ ᑖᒡ ᓅᐦᒋᒦᒡ ᐊᒌ ᐊᑯᓰᒡ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐧᐄᓈᐸᒻ |
Maggie is telling a story about when she took care of her family in Whapmagoostui, when her husband got sick and could no longer go in the bush. |
- Code
EcWh-900-015
- File Size
0.99 mb
- Duration
5 mins
- Year Of Recording
197?
- Year Of Last Edit
2003
- Collected By
Emily Masty
- Sound Editor
Maggie Sheshamush George
- Described By
Maggie Sheshamush George
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2017-07-08 00:00:00
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Maggie`s family starvation
ᒪᑮ ᒋ ᑎᐹᒋᒨ ᐊᓂᑕ ᐧᐋᔅᑭᒡ ᒐᑲᐦᑦ ᑳ ᑰᑭᑕᐦᒡ᙮ |
Maggie told a story when they were almost starving during the winter time. |
- Code
EcWh-900-004
- File Size
1.94 mb
- Duration
11.24 mins
- Year Of Recording
1970
- Year Of Last Edit
2003
- Collected By
CP collection
- Sound Editor
Louisa George
- Described By
Louisa George
- Modified
2017-07-08 00:00:00
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Maggie`s journey to Whapmagoostui
ᒫᑮ ᓃᔅᑎᐦᒻ ᑲ ᐧᐋᐱᑕᐦᒃ ᐧᐋᐱᒪᑰᔅᑐᐦᒡ |
Maggie`s first journey to Whapmagoostui. |
- Code
EcWh-900-003
- File Size
0.74 mb
- Duration
4.2 mins
- Year Of Recording
197?
- Year Of Last Edit
2003
- Collected By
CP collection
- Sound Editor
Louisa George
- Described By
Louisa George
- Modified
2017-07-08 00:00:00
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Maggie`s life
ᒫᑮ ᑏᐸᒋᒨ ᐊᓂᑕ ᐧᐋᔅᑭᒡ ᑳ ᐹᒋ ᐊᐧᐋᓯᐦᐧᐅᑦ᙮ |
Maggie talks about her roles when she was a young woman. |
- Code
EcWh-900-002
- File Size
0.92 mb
- Duration
5.24 mins
- Year Of Recording
197?
- Year Of Last Edit
2003
- Collected By
Unknown
- Sound Editor
Louisa George
- Described By
Louisa George
- Modified
2017-07-08 00:00:00
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Maggie`s Story
ᒫᑮ ᒌ ᑎᐹᒋᒨ, ᒫᐧᑳᒡ ᑳ ᐃᔥᐧᑳᔑᐅᑦ ᑳᑎ ᐄᔅᐱᔨᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒌ ᐋᔨᒥᓂᔨᐤ ᒫᐧᑳᒡ ᐋ ᐧᐄ ᓂᑑᐦᐆᐧᐃᒡ᙮ ᒫᐧᑳᒡ ᓈᔥᒡ ᓂᒥ ᐅᐦᒋ ᓂᐱᐦᑖᑭᓄᔨᐤ ᒦᒋᒥᔨᐤ᙮ ᒌ ᐧᐄᐦᑎᒻ ᒫᒃ ᓈᔥᒡ ᐋ ᒥᒋᐦᐄᑯᐧᐃᑦ ᐅᔅᑖᔅᐦ ᐋ ᒌ ᐧᐄᒋᐦᐋᔨᐦᒡ ᑯᑎᒃᐦ ᐄᔨᔨᐤᐦ ᐅᐦᒌ ᐋ ᑯᐦᑭᑖᓄᐧᐃᔨᒡ᙮ |
Maggie recounts the story of when she was a young girl and how they lived in times of hardship when it was difficult to hunt and food was scarce. She tells of how grateful she is for her older brother and how he saved other families from starvation. |
- Code
EcWh-900-016
- File Size
2.41 mb
- Duration
14.02 mins
- Year Of Recording
19??
- Year Of Last Edit
2004
- Collected By
unknown
- Sound Editor
Suzanne House
- Described By
Suzanne House
- Modified
2017-07-08 00:00:00
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Maggie`s thankfulness
ᒫᑮ ᒌ ᑎᐹᒋᒨ ᒑᑳᑦ ᑳ ᑯᐦᑭᑖᒡᐦ ᐋᔥᒄ ᐋ ᒌ ᐃᔥᐧᑳᔒᐅᑦ᙮ ᐅᔅᑖᔅᐦ ᒫᒃ ᒌ ᐱᒥᓂᑰᑦ᙮ ᒌ ᒋᔅᒎ ᒫᒃ ᑳ ᒌ ᓂᑐᓂᒫᓵᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᑳ ᒌ ᓂᑑᐦᐆᐧᐃᒡ᙮ ᒌ ᐧᐄᐦᑎᒻ ᑭᔮᐦ ᑖᓐ ᑳᒋ ᐋᑎ ᐃᔨᐦᑎᒡᐦ ᐋ ᐱᒥᐱᒋᒡᐦ᙮ |
Maggie shares her stories of how they survived starvation with the help of her brother. She remembers how they used to hunt and fish. She also tells us of how they used to travel. |








- Code
EcWh-900-017
- File Size
7.75 mb
- Duration
45.09 mins
- Year Of Recording
19??
- Year Of Last Edit
2004
- Sound Editor
Suzanne House
- Described By
Suzanne House
- Modified
2017-07-08 00:00:00
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