Mi'kmaq Treaties on Trial
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 influenced by the history of aboriginal-European relations in Acadia prior to 1726. William Wicken argues that after...
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 influenced by the history of aboriginal-European relations in Acadia prior to 1726. William Wicken argues that after...
