Animal Personhood in Mi’kmaq Perspective

The Mi’kmaq are the First Nation people that traditionally inhabited the eastern coast of North America. This article explores the Mi’kmaq cultural view of non-human animals as siblings and persons, including elements shaping the Mi’kmaq relation with animals such as the belief that animals sacrific...

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Main Author: Margaret Robinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-12-01
Series:Societies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/4/4/672