1882- Annual Report for the Department of Indian Affairs - Nova Scotia Section

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Author: John A. MacDonald (Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs)
Date Created
1882-12-31
Resource Type
Text
Genre
Annual Report
Physical Form
text
Extent
1 item
Subject
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education
labour
economy
Agriculture
School
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Abstract
Segment from Annual Report for 1882. Stated that the Mi'kmaq of Pictou lived principally on selling various Indigenous manufactures, but that poor weather had limited their ability to harvest trees. Stated that the school at Fisher's Grant was operational. Gave the Mi'kmaq population in Pictou County as 200 souls.
Origin Place Name
Ottawa
Origin Country
Canada
Language Code
eng
Institution Url
https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/aboriginal-heritage/first-nations/indian…