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When King George II signed Treaties of Peace and Friendship with PEI's MI'kmaw Chiefs more than 200 years ago, the British monarch promised the Mi'kmaw people the right to hunt and fish on the island forever. But what happened to those treaties when PEI joined Canada in 1873? Historian Christopher Moore and Mi'kmaw legal scholar Cheryl Simon discuss how British law, international treaties, and the deal PEI made with Canada at Confederation have affected everything from fishing rights to property ownership in Canada's smallest province.
When King George II signed Treaties of Peace and Friendship with PEI's MI'kmaw Chiefs more than 200 years ago, the British monarch promised the Mi'kmaw people the right to hunt and fish on the island forever. But what happened to those treaties when PEI joined Canada in 1873? Historian Christopher Moore and Mi'kmaw legal scholar Cheryl Simon discuss how British law, international treaties, and the deal PEI made with Canada at Confederation have affected everything from fishing rights to property ownership in Canada's smallest province.
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