Nova Scotia Archives
Mi'kmaw Teaching and Learning Resources
Document regarding Mi'kmaq, perhaps a draft for a letter or a speech. Begins "I speak to all Indians as to Brothers.." Incomplete.
Mentions Joseph Glode and Andrew Meuse. Lists four rules for choosing a chief, outlines relationship of Mi'kmaq to goverment, King, and each other, as the author sees them.
Date: 1821
Retrieval no.: Peleg Wiswall Nova Scotia Archives MG 15 volume 17 number 1
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