Mi'kmaq Treaties on Trial : : History, Land, and Donald Marshall Junior / / William C. Wicken.

In 1725-6 the British colonial government of Nova Scotia signed a treaty of friendship and peace with the local Mi'kmaq people. This treaty explicitly acknowledged the co-existence of Mi'kmaq and British law - but much of its meaning stemmed from its complex negotiation, which was influenc...

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Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2018]
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Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (336 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • PART ONE The Mi'kmaq in 1726
  • 25 November 1993, Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • Chapter One. The Mi'kmaq and Land
  • Chapter Two. The Mi'kmaq Polity
  • PART TWO: The 1726 Treaty
  • Article of Peace and Agreement: Annapolis Royal 1726
  • Reciprocal Promises Made by Captain John Doucett: 1726
  • 21 November 1994, Antigonish, Nova Scotia
  • Chapter Three. The Genesis of the 1726 Treaty: The Wabanaki-New England War of 1722-1725
  • Chapter Four. The Languages of Communication
  • Chapter Five. The 1726 Treaty and Utrecht
  • Chapter Six. Establishing Laws, Establishing Relationships
  • Chapter Seven. British Politics and Treaty Making
  • PART THREE: Renewing the 1726 Treaty
  • Treaty of Peace and Friendship
  • February 1996, Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • Chapter Eight. The Founding of Halifax: Re-interpreting the 1726 Treaty
  • Chapter Nine. The 1760-1761 Treaties
  • PART FOUR: The 1726 Treaty in History and Law
  • 27 June 1996, Antigonish, Nova Scotia
  • Conclusion
  • September to November 1999
  • Glossary of Names
  • Glossary of Places
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Illustration Credits
  • Index