Mi'kmaw Teaching and Learning Resources

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manufacture of a variety of useful and ornamental articles, for their subsistence, such as Baskets, Quill boxes, Brooms, axe handles, [hands polls?], etc etc these articles are necessary for the settlers -- but the Indians at present hawk them about the Towns and Villages and too frequently get paid for them in Spirits -- to prevent this and to encourage their industry the Commission should keep a sort of Indian Bazaar where he would purchase all their wares at a liberal price, and paying them in cloths, provisions, [illegible] at the lowest possible rate. The commissioner should also be the Almoner of the Royal Bounty, to induce them to look to that person as a sort of Father under their Royal Mistress.
As the Catholic Clergy have it in their power to render all attempts abortive, the strongest assurance would require to be given them that their Religion would in no case be interfered with -- and in fact the influence that these men possess over them might be turned to good account in many ways. I would take every possible measure to dissuade from pauperism and encourage them in supporting themselves. The boys should be taught