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Sir John Wentworth, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, welcomed the Maroons for his own ends. He compared them to the Mi’kmaq (First Nations people) and became personally involved in their welfare and their Christian education. He wanted to end their polygamous practices, their consumption of rum,...

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Main Author: Chopra, Ruma
Format: Book Part
Language:unknown
Published: Yale University Press 2018
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First Nations
Mi’kmaq
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.12987/yale/9780300220469.003.0005
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spelling cryaleupr:10.12987/yale/9780300220469.003.0005 2024-06-02T08:06:42+00:00 Conversion Chopra, Ruma 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.12987/yale/9780300220469.003.0005 unknown Yale University Press Almost Home book-chapter 2018 cryaleupr https://doi.org/10.12987/yale/9780300220469.003.0005 2024-05-07T14:19:49Z Sir John Wentworth, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, welcomed the Maroons for his own ends. He compared them to the Mi’kmaq (First Nations people) and became personally involved in their welfare and their Christian education. He wanted to end their polygamous practices, their consumption of rum, and their enjoyment in cockfighting. He hoped to make them industrious laborers, to substitute them for the black Loyalists who had left for Sierra Leone in 1792. Fearing a potential French invasion, he also saw potential in using them – like the Native Americans - as military backup. Book Part First Nations Mi’kmaq Yale University Press
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description Sir John Wentworth, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, welcomed the Maroons for his own ends. He compared them to the Mi’kmaq (First Nations people) and became personally involved in their welfare and their Christian education. He wanted to end their polygamous practices, their consumption of rum, and their enjoyment in cockfighting. He hoped to make them industrious laborers, to substitute them for the black Loyalists who had left for Sierra Leone in 1792. Fearing a potential French invasion, he also saw potential in using them – like the Native Americans - as military backup.
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