Micmac Grammar of Father Pacifique

John Hewson and Bernie Francis

PLEASE NOTE THAT PUBLICATION HAS BEEN DELAYED TO MAY 2012

Transcribed, Translated, Edited and Updated by John Hewson and Bernard Francis

A tradition of Mi’kmaw grammatical studies by missionary priests spans nearly 300 years, from the days of Father Maillard, who died in 1762, to Father Pacifique Buisson. First published in 1939, the Grammar is now updated to the contemporary Mi’kmaw Smith-Francis orthography.