Pictured is goldthread (“Coptis trifolia”) which can be found around the Bras d’Or Lake Biosphere Reserve.

In this story, we are going to revisit the porcupine (matues) and its colourful quills which have been used by many generations of Mi’kmaw artists to adorn clothes, baskets, furniture, and many other things. The strong red (Mi’kmaq: mekwe’k) colour of these quill adornments was derived from a local weed called “stiff marsh bedstraw” (see…

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Dr. Annamarie Hatcher