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Sin
ce th
e or
igin
al p
rintin
g of
this
col
ourin
g bo
ok, M
CG
was
sad
dene
d to
hea
r ab
out t
he p
assi
ng o
f Lib
by M
euse
and
Ann
ie P
aul;
both
of
Indi
an B
rook
(Sip
ekne
’kat
ik B
and)
. The
se la
dies
ope
ned
thei
r hom
es a
nd s
hare
d w
ith u
s th
eir k
now
ledg
e of
Bla
ck A
sh a
nd it
s tra
ditio
nal u
ses.
M
any
of th
e th
ings
that
they
told
us,
hel
ped
shap
e ou
r “W
isqo
q in
Mi’k
ma’
ki” e
duca
tiona
l mat
eria
ls w
hich
we
have
sha
red
with
you
th a
cros
s M
i’km
a’ki
and
bey
ond.
The
MC
G S
taff
wer
e ho
nour
ed to
hav
e be
en a
ble
to s
pend
tim
e w
ith e
ach
of th
em.
Ack
now
ledg
emen
ts:
In th
e su
mm
er o
f 201
3, th
e M
i’km
aw C
onse
rvat
ion
Gro
up (M
CG
) und
erto
ok a
n am
bitio
us tr
ee p
lant
ing
proj
ect i
n ou
r MC
G m
embe
r Com
mun
ities
. Tog
ethe
r w
ith th
e he
lp o
f fun
ding
par
tner
s an
d de
dica
ted
sum
mer
stu
dent
s, M
CG
pla
nted
up
to n
ine
Bla
ck A
sh a
nd s
ever
al h
undr
ed w
hite
spr
uce
trees
per
Mi’k
maw
C
omm
unity
. In
this
pro
ject
ther
e w
as a
n ed
ucat
ion
com
pone
nt th
at b
roug
ht y
outh
toge
ther
with
Eld
ers
or C
omm
unity
Kno
wle
dge
Hol
ders
. We
wer
e ab
le
to w
itnes
s se
vera
l dem
onst
ratio
ns o
f tra
ditio
nal b
aske
t mak
ing
and
othe
r use
s of
Bla
ck A
sh. I
n th
e w
inte
r of 2
014
we
re-v
isite
d th
e E
lder
s an
d C
omm
unity
K
now
ledg
e H
olde
rs. W
e re
cord
ed th
eir
thou
ghts
on
tradi
tiona
l use
s of
Bla
ck A
sh. T
he k
now
ledg
e th
at w
as s
hare
d w
ith u
s du
ring
the
wor
ksho
ps a
nd
inte
rvie
ws
has
been
inst
rum
enta
l in
the
com
plet
ion
of th
is c
olou
ring
book
. M
CG
wou
ld li
ke to
than
k al
l the
par
ticip
ants
in o
ur B
lack
Ash
Edu
catio
n an
d R
esto
ratio
n pr
ojec
ts. S
peci
al T
hank
s an
d gr
atitu
de to
Eld
ers:
Ger
ald
Tone
y - A
nnap
olis
Val
ley
Firs
t Nat
ion;
Ann
ie P
aul -
Indi
an B
rook
Firs
t Nat
ion;
Lib
by
Meu
se -
Indi
an B
rook
Firs
t Nat
ion;
Del
la M
agui
re -
Glo
osca
p Fi
rst N
atio
n; N
oel N
icho
las
- Pic
tou
Land
ing
Firs
t Nat
ion;
Leo
nard
Cre
mo
- Pic
tou
Land
ing
Firs
t Nat
ion;
Ros
e M
orris
- G
old
Riv
er/In
dian
Bro
ok F
irst N
atio
n; G
ilber
t Sew
ell -
Pab
inea
u Fi
rst N
atio
n an
d to
Com
mun
ity K
now
ledg
e H
olde
r and
Mi’k
maw
S
cien
tist D
onna
Hur
lbur
t - A
cadi
a Fi
rst N
atio
n / A
cadi
a U
nive
rsity
; for
taki
ng th
e tim
e to
sha
re y
our i
nspi
ring
stor
ies
and
vast
kno
wle
dge
with
us.
It w
as a
priv
ilege
to s
pend
tim
e w
ith e
ach
of y
ou.
MC
G w
ould
als
o lik
e to
than
k C
omm
unity
Mem
bers
from
Ann
apol
is V
alle
y, G
loos
cap,
Indi
an B
rook
(Sip
ekne
’kat
ik B
and)
, Mill
broo
k, P
icto
u La
ndin
g, a
nd
Fort
Folly
Firs
t Nat
ion.
Tha
nk y
ou to
the
MC
G A
dvis
ory
Boa
rd fo
r the
ir su
ppor
t for
and
gui
danc
e of
MC
G’s
wor
k w
ith B
lack
Ash
. W
e w
ould
als
o lik
e to
ac
know
ledg
e th
e N
ova
Sco
tia Y
outh
Con
serv
atio
n C
orps
whi
ch p
rovi
ded
fund
ing
for t
wo
sum
mer
stu
dent
s. T
he s
tude
nts,
Fai
th J
ulie
n an
d A
ntho
ny P
ryor
, co
ntrib
uted
ent
husi
asm
and
rese
arch
to th
e B
lack
Ash
and
nat
ive
fore
st w
orks
hops
and
to th
is c
olou
ring
book
. We
wou
ld a
lso
like
to th
ank
Eva
ngel
ine
Ded
am a
nd S
teph
en L
ogan
from
Eas
tern
Woo
dlan
d P
rint C
omm
unic
atio
ns fo
r the
boo
k de
sign
and
layo
ut a
nd fo
r cre
atin
g th
e co
lour
ing
book
illu
stra
tions
. Th
ank
you
all f
or m
akin
g ou
r Bla
ck A
sh a
nd n
ativ
e fo
rest
wor
k po
ssib
le.
Ger
ald
Tone
y Sr
.A
nnap
olis
Val
ley
Ann
ie P
aul
Indi
an B
rook
(S
ipek
ne’k
atik
Ban
d)
Libb
y M
euse
Indi
an B
rook
(S
ipek
ne’k
atik
Ban
d)
Del
la M
agui
reG
loos
cap
Noe
l Nic
hola
sP
icto
u La
ndin
gLe
onar
d C
rem
o P
icto
u La
ndin
gR
ose
Mor
ris
Gol
d R
iver
/ Ind
ian
Broo
k(S
ipek
ne’k
atik
Ban
d)
Gilb
ert S
ewel
l Pa
bine
au F
irst
Nat
ion
Don
na H
urlb
urt
Aca
dia
Firs
t Nat
ion
/ Aca
dia
Uni
vers
ity19
27 -
2014
1928
- 20
14
Wis
qoq
in M
i’km
a’ki
: Let
’s P
rote
ct W
isqo
q fo
r the
Nex
t Gen
erat
ion
In N
ova
Sco
tia, t
here
are
onl
y 12
kno
wn
mat
ure
Bla
ck A
sh o
r Wis
qoq,
tree
s. T
his
mea
ns th
at o
nly
12 B
lack
Ash
tree
s pr
oduc
e se
eds.
Don
na H
urlb
urt,
a M
i’km
aw s
cien
tist,
says
that
ther
e is
upw
ards
of 1
000
Bla
ck A
sh tr
ees
in th
e pr
ovin
ce, b
ut th
ey a
re n
ot a
ll he
alth
y tre
es. T
his
conc
erns
Mi’k
maw
C
omm
uniti
es b
ecau
se B
lack
Ash
is a
ver
y im
porta
nt c
ultu
ral s
peci
es. I
t is
used
in b
aske
t mak
ing,
to c
reat
e ax
e an
d to
ol h
andl
es, s
now
shoe
s, a
nd
lobs
ter
hoop
s. A
s B
lack
Ash
dis
appe
ars
from
the
pro
vinc
e, it
bec
omes
eve
n m
ore
impo
rtant
to
crea
te o
ppor
tuni
ties
for
Eld
ers
and
Com
mun
ity
Kno
wle
dge
Hol
ders
to s
hare
thei
r exp
erie
nces
with
you
th.
This
Bla
ck A
sh a
nd n
ativ
e fo
rest
col
ourin
g bo
ok s
how
s re
al a
ctiv
ities
, tra
ditio
ns,
scie
nce,
and
ste
war
dshi
p of
Bla
ck A
sh u
nder
take
n in
Mi’k
maw
C
omm
uniti
es. C
arin
g fo
r Wis
qoq
rem
inds
us
of th
e co
ncep
t of N
etuk
ulim
k –
the
Mi’k
maw
pra
ctic
e of
sus
tain
ing
ones
elf w
hile
sus
tain
ing
the
envi
ronm
ent
for f
utur
e ge
nera
tions
. Ple
ase
shar
e w
hat y
ou h
ave
lear
ned
abou
t Wis
qoq
with
oth
ers.
Wel
a’lin
,M
i’km
awey
For
estry
ww
w.m
ikm
awey
fore
stry
.ca
www.m
ikmaw
eyforestry.ca
Bla
ck A
sh life
cyc
le.
Bree
ding
Sys
tem
Blac
k As
h flo
wer
s ca
n be
bot
h m
ale
and
fe-
mal
e, o
r her
map
hrod
itic. B
lack
Ash
flow
er in
Si
wkw
(Sp
ring
– M
ay to
June
).
Polli
natio
n / Se
ed P
rodu
ctio
nW
ind
pollina
tes
Blac
k As
h. Se
eds
ripen
and
sta
rt d
ispe
rsin
g in
Nip
k (S
umm
er).
Ger
min
atio
nSe
eds
go d
orm
ant af
ter
disp
ersing
. It ca
n ta
ke 1- 8
yea
rs to
spro
ut a
nd g
row.
Seed
ling
Esta
blis
hmen
t &
Gro
wth
Seed
ling
grow
th d
epen
ds o
n th
eir
envi
ronm
ent.
Sunl
ight
is v
ery
impo
rtan
t. In
the
rig
ht e
nviro
nmen
t W
isqo
q ca
n liv
e up
to
150
year
s an
d gr
ow u
p to
90f
t ta
ll.
saql
iaq
- se
edlin
gw
asue
kl - fl
ower
s
mim
ajua
qa’toq
- po
llina
tion
skin
amin
ika
’taqu
tmn
- ge
rmin
atio
n
How
to
iden
tify
a Bla
ck A
shtree
.
-ipse
tkun
-
bran
ches
skin
amin
n - se
eds
pqa’
w -
bark
nipi
’jk -
leav
es
How
to
iden
tify
a W
hite
Ash
tree
.
-ipse
tkun
-
bran
ches
skin
amin
n - se
edsni
pi’jk
- lea
ves
pqa’
w - b
ark
Bas
kets
mad
e ou
t of
Whi
te a
nd B
lack
Ash
.
pu’ta
liew
ey - b
aske
tkloq
oe’ji
’j - fa
ncy
Bas
ket
“Maw
i-am
skw
es n
kij ki
sank
uaje
k pu
’talie
wey
kis
ituap
na
ewe’
wki
p su
liew
ey pk
wat
elm
uin
wen
’ju’k
snan
k. T
etuj
i w
lkui
pnik
nm
uksn
k je
l m
e’ k
etu’
-l’tu
apnl
me’
pu
’talie
we’
l”.
“Whe
n m
y m
othe
r so
ld m
y fir
st
bask
et s
he u
sed
the
mon
ey
to b
uy m
e sh
oes
– I w
as s
o pr
oud
of m
y sh
oes
that
I w
ante
d to
mak
e m
ore
bask
ets”
.
Ther
e ar
e m
any
thin
gs tha
t ar
e m
ade
from
nat
ive
tree
spe
cies
.
kwitn
- c
anoe
niko
ql - e
el s
pear
aqam
- s
now
Sho
e
api
- lon
g bo
w
amal
je’m
aqna
tkw
- la
cros
s
Mi’k
maw
peo
ple
have
bee
n m
akin
g ba
sket
s fo
r ge
nera
tions
.
wej
kwa’
taqn
ik
- ge
nera
tion
s
Blac
k As
h lik
e to
be
plan
ted
in m
oist
are
as n
ear st
ream
s.
sipu
’ji’j
- st
ream
or Bro
ok
l’pa’tu
j - bo
y
Life
cyc
le o
f th
e Em
eral
d As
h Bor
er
jujij
ue’l
wa’
wl
- in
sect
egg
s
kum
e’s
- ad
ult be
etle
pqa’
w- ba
rk
pukn
a’kw
ejit
- la
rva
Emer
ald
Ash
Bore
r ca
n ha
rm a
sh tre
es b
y fe
edin
g on
the
ir in
ner ba
rk.
ajkn
a’lu
ejik
juj
i’jk
- inv
asiv
e sp
ecie
s or
har
mfu
l in
sect
s
Mi’k
maw
ey F
ores
try57
Mar
tin C
resc
ent,
Millb
rook
Mi’k
maw
Com
mun
ityP.
O. B
ox 1
590
Trur
o, N
ova
Scot
ia B
2N 5
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maw
eyfo
rest
ry.c
a
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lishe
d in
Can
ada
by E
aste
rn W
oodl
and
Prin
t Com
mun
icat
ions
for M
i’km
awey
For
estry
.