Nova Scotia Archives
Mi'kmaw Teaching and Learning Resources
Letter from Thomas Irwin of Charlottetown to Joseph Howe regarding the Mi'kmaq grammer textbook he wrote; appears to tie arguments regarding Mi'kmaq education to treaty rights. Includes Howe's letter of response noting that the treaties are preserved in Council Minutes; he argues that treaty rights may have been forfeited.
See also RG 1 vol. 432 pp. 159-163, 178-179.
Date: 1843
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 432 pp. 188-194
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