Intended to complement and provide context for the archival holdings at Nova Scotia Archives, the Library includes many unique and rare titles and in its scope and content, covers all aspects of Nova Scotia history. Nearly 300 titles relate directly to the Mi'kmaq, and have been entered into a special Library Database created for the Mi'kmaq Holdings Resource Guide.
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Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Letter from Rupert D. George, Provincial Secretary's Office, to George Edward Jean regarding a report on the state of the Mi'kmaq in Richmond County.Assembly petitions (1841) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 8A number 14A |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition of George Edward Jean for remuneration for expenses suffered when undertaking to report on the state of the Mi'kmaq at Richmond County in 1841.Assembly petitions (1841) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 8A number 14 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Account of the Mi'kmaq living within the County of Richmond as taken on the 26th July 1841 at the Mi'kmaq Chapel in Bras d'Or Lake, the anniversary of St. Ann's Day.Assembly petitions (1841) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 8A number 14B |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition from Joseph Gloade and other Mi'kmaq of the County of Annapolis for a law to prevent the killing of moose in the month of March.Assembly petitions (1844) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 8A number 93 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition from the Mi'kmaq at Whycocomagh regarding white men taking over their lands.Assembly petitions (1855) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 15 number 9 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition of several inhabitants of Whycocomagh regarding lands granted to Mi'kmaq.Assembly petitions (1857) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 16 number 47 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition of Donald McQuarrie and four others settled on Mi'kmaq land in Middle River, Victoria County, praying for a consideration of the Report of the Committee on Indian Affairs of the year before [i.e. 1860].Assembly petitions (1861) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 18 number 17 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Temperance petition from the Micmac Division of the Sons of Temperance, Halifax.Assembly petitions (1866) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 19 number 183 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition from Cumberland County to name the locality on the north side of River Philip, Port Howe. It has been known as Toney [Tony] Bay.Assembly petitions (1883) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 21 number 26 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition from Indian Rear, Inverness County, to change the name of the locality to Stewartdale.Assembly petitions (1884) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 21 number 52 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition from the Mi'kmaq at Pomquet, Antigonish County, regarding a land dispute.Assembly petitions (1829) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 41 number 104 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition of Edwin Jeans, Surgeon and Health Officer at Sydney, Cape Breton, praying remuneration for vaccinating several Mi'kmaq families for small pox.Assembly petitions (1830) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 42 number 1 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition of Simon Lawlor for payments for his spiritual attendance on the Mi'kmaq of Big Bras d'Or.Assembly petitions (1833) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 42 number 48 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition from the Mi'kmaq of Bras d'Or for aid in building a chapel.Assembly petitions (1841) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 43 number 100 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition from Rev. Couteau missionary to the Mi'kmaq, to build a chapel at Bras d'Or Lake.Assembly petitions (1842) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 44 number 4 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition of Francis Speir, a Mi'kmaq from Merigomish, Pictou County, asking for agricultural implements for the Mi'kmaq.Assembly petitions (1842) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 44 number 48 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition from the County of Pictou for assistance to the Mi'kmaq.Assembly petitions (1843) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 44 number 62 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition from Pictou County for Crown Lands for the Mi'kmaq.Assembly petitions (1844) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 44 number 88 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition of Francis Paul, Chief of the Mi'kmaq, for financial aid.Assembly petitions (1844) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 44 number 93 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition of forty Mi'kmaq at Windsor, Hants County, for aid for their distressed state.Assembly petitions (1845) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 44 number 135 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition of Gabriel Anthony, Chief of the Mi'kmaq in the western part of the province, for funds for blankets.Assembly petitions (1846) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 44 number 142 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Report of William James Anderson of Pictou to to Rt. Rev. William Fraser, Bishop of Halifax, regarding the state of the Mi'kmaq.Assembly petitions (1847) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 45 number 8 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition of the Board of Health, Pictou County, recommending the payment of the annexed bill for attending the sick Mi'kmaq.Assembly petitions (1847) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 45 number 9 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition from Pictou County to place Indian Point in the inalienable possession of the Pictou Mi'kmaq.Assembly petitions (1847) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 45 number 57 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition of J. Courteau of Bras d'Or regarding the welfare of the Mi'kmaq.Assembly petitions (1848) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 45 number 89 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition of Dr. Charles Bent of Pugwash, Cumberland County, for compensation for medical attendance on Mi'kmaq.Assembly petitions (1849) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 45 number 128 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition of James Fraser Forbes of Liverpool, Queens County, for compensation for attendance on the Mi'kmaq. List of Mi'kmaq attached.Assembly petitions (1849) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 45 number 135 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition of C.C. Hamilton of Cornwallis, Kings County, for compensation for medical services to Mi'kmaq.Assembly petitions (1849) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 45 number 136 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition of Peter Toney on behalf of himself and the Mi'kmaq residing at Merigomish, Pictou County, for relief from distress.Assembly petitions (1849) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 45 number 144 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition from Pictou regarding the distress of the Mi'kmaq there.Assembly petitions (1849) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 45 number 154 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition of the Chiefs and Captains of the Mi'kmaq on Nova Scotia for aid to make farms.Assembly petitions (1850) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 45 number 162 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition of G.J. Farish and J.C. Farish, physicians of Yarmouth, for remuneration for medical attendance on the Mi'kmaq.Assembly petitions (1850) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 46 number 6 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition of Archibald McDonald of Antigonish for remuneration for medical attendance and small pox vaccinations to the Mi'kmaq.Assembly petitions (1850) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 46 number 12 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition of Benjamin K. Dodge of Granville, Annapolis County, for compensation for vaccinating the Mi'kmaq against small pox.Assembly petitions (1850) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 46 number 36 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Letter of James R. De Wolfe, MD, to W.A. Henry, Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, asking aid for Newal Jeddore, a Mi'kmaq from Hants County who has been "maimed for life."Assembly petitions (1851) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 46 number 81 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition of Alexander MacDonald of Antigonish for compensation for medical service to the Mi'kmaq.Assembly petitions (1851) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 46 number 84 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Account of monies spent on relief for Mi'kmaq of Cumberland County.Assembly petitions (1851) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 46 number 101 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Report of the distribution of relief to the Mi'kmaq at St. Andrews, Antigonish County.Assembly petitions (1853) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 46 number 149 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition of Sebra Crooker MD of Brookfield, Queens County, for compensation for medical aid to sick Mi'kmaq.Assembly petitions (1853) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 46 number 166 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition of the Mi'kmaq of Nova Scotia from Peter Paul, one of the head men, regarding fishing rights.Assembly petitions (1853) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 46 number 202 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition of Francis Paul, Goran [Goram?] Paul, Louis Paul and other Mi'kmaq chiefs regarding a land dispute.Assembly petitions (1854) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 47 number 35 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Account for items purchased to aid the Mi'kmaq.Assembly petitions (1858) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 49 number 9 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition of Duncan D.C. Ret'd of Horton, Kings County, for funds for the care of a sick Mi'kmaq woman.Assembly petitions (1859) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 49 number 17 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition of Elias N. Payzant of Hantsport, Hants County, for payment for care of a sick Mi'kmaq.Assembly petitions (1859) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 49 number 20 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition from Mi'kmaq of Queens County regarding amendments to the poor laws.Assembly petitions (1859) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 49 number 26 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition from the Overseers of the Poor for the township of Cornwallis for payment of the expenses of medical care to the Mi'kmaq.Assembly petitions (1859) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 49 number 28 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition of Charles C. Aitken of Bridgewater, Lunenburg County, for payment of expenses for medical attention to a sick Mi'kmaq.Assembly petitions (1859) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 49 number 30 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition from the Mi'kmaq of Wagmatcook for financial aid.Assembly petitions (1859) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 49 number 39 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Account of W.S.C. Randall of Bridgewater for medical attendance on Mi'kmaq.Assembly petitions (1860) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 49 number 51 |
Nova Scotia House of Assembly — %>Petition of the Overseer of the Poor for Clare for payment of the expenses of two Mi'kmaq.Assembly petitions (1860) — Nova Scotia Archives Library RG 5 Series P volume 49 number 62 |
Please note: The Journals of the House of Assembly Mi'kmaq Index is not included in the Guide's Searchable database — view index from Journals of the House of Assembly here
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