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Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive

Tku Atlasma'lit (The wave gives me comfort or rest) 

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L’nuey, the Mi’kmaw rights organization for Epekwitk/Prince Edward Island, has created this archive of textual documents to help address gaps in the historiography of Epekwitnewaq Mi’kmaq. This collection includes documents from a number of cultural repositories, accumulated over the course of several years and multiple rights-based research projects. The Collection includes a wide variety of documents pertaining to the history of Epekwitnewaq Mi’kmaq, including government documents such as proclamations, reports, and official correspondence; community texts such as petitions and appeals; private correspondence and writings; archival published material like pamphlets and newspaper accounts, and more. 
Visit the Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive page for more information about this project. 

Please note: In some instances, the quality of the scanned document is less than ideal due to the quality of the original. 

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These documents reflect the common biases and perspectives of the time and place in which they were created. Some of the terminology used may be offensive. We advise reader caution as perusal may cause harm or trauma. Please contact The Robertson Library with any related questions or concerns.
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[Proclamation protects areas of Nova Scotia described as the 'possessions of the said Indians, for the more special purpose of hunting, fowling and fishing']
1762
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Transcription of proclamation issued by Jonathan Belcher, Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of Nova Scotia 'or Acadia']
1762
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch suggests looking into the 'nature of the pretentions of the Indians for any part of the lands within this province' and explains the rationale for the May 4, 1762 Proclamation 'injoining all persons against any molestation of the Indians in their claims']
1762
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
Remarks on the Indian Commerce carried on by the Government of Nova Scotia in the year 1760, 1761 & part of 1762 [enclosed with Belcher's July 8, 1763 dispatch]
1763
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Author encloses accounts related to expenditures from the provincial treasury (see Belcher's July 1763 brief entitled 'Remarks on the Indian Commerce')]
1763
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Author blamed a French priest named Manach for impeding peacemaking with the Mi'kmaq and had him arrested]
1761
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch suggests that a few French missionaries be employed to influence the Indigenous population 'for public good']
1761
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch discusses Nova Scotia's statutory measure for 'carrying on the Indian trade']
1761
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
[Dispatch provides text and account of peace and friendship treaties signed with chiefs of Mi'kmaq tribes from Shediac, Miramichi, Pokemouche and Cape Breton]
1761
Collection: Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
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Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive
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Collector: L'nuey
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Tku Atlasma'lit (The wave gives me comfort or rest) 

Your browser does not support the audio element.

L’nuey, the Mi’kmaw rights organization for Epekwitk/Prince Edward Island, has created this archive of textual documents to help address gaps in the historiography of Epekwitnewaq Mi’kmaq. This collection includes documents from a number of cultural repositories, accumulated over the course of several years and multiple rights-based research projects. The Collection includes a wide variety of documents pertaining to the history of Epekwitnewaq Mi’kmaq, including government documents such as proclamations, reports, and official correspondence; community texts such as petitions and appeals; private correspondence and writings; archival published material like pamphlets and newspaper accounts, and more. 
Visit the Tku Atlasma'lit Digital Archive page for more information about this project. 

Please note: In some instances, the quality of the scanned document is less than ideal due to the quality of the original. 

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  • 1761 (4)
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  • 1763 (2)

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  • (-) Belcher, Jonathan (9)

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  • LETTER/MEMO (CORRESPONDENCE)
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