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Author: Peter Toney (Chief)
Addressee: House of Assembly of Nova Scotia
Date Created
1849-01-27
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Petition from Peter Toney, Chief of Mi'kmaq at Merigomish. Toney stated that he represented over two hundred Mi'kmaq, and he pushed for land and relief to be granted to them. Toney stated that they had been pushed out of their land and hunting grounds by settlers, and that it was the government's responsibility to procure them with land and articles for subsistence.
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Merigomish, NS
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