1921-10-31- Petition on behalf of the "Micmack Indians", signed by William Paul, Grand Chief of Shubenacadie

A letter signed by several people from Shubenacadie Indian Reserve. This letter asks for better clarification on Mi'kmaq fishing, hunting, and land rights as were laid out in the 1752. Treaty between the Mi'kmaq Chief Jean Baptiste Major Cope (Shubenacadie) and the Colonial Government. The petition stated that the Mi'kmaq rights were not being respected and their the terms of the treaty were not being lived up to by the settlers and the government. Letter attached a copy of the 1752 treaty (transcribed below) and also a copy of the Nova Scotia Game Laws (not included in records). This letter is significant to Pictou Landing First Nation history, as several weeks before this petition Chief Matthew Francis and Chief William Paul (Shubenacadie, author of petition) had penned a joint letter asking for clarification on game laws in Nova Scotia. While Matthew Francis did not sign this version of the petition (for unknown reasons), it is likely that he would have if he was given the chance.