A Reluctant Engagement : Alliances and Social Networks in Early-18th-Century Kespukwitk and Port Royal
Using a nominal census taken of the Mi’kmaq in 1708 and the Catholic parish records from the Acadian community of Port Royal, this paper revisits Acadian-Mi’kmaw relations at the beginning of the 18th century. Taken together, these sources illuminate Mi’kmaw reproduction in the areas around European...
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fterudit:oai:erudit.org:1072249ar 2023-05-15T17:12:54+02:00 A Reluctant Engagement : Alliances and Social Networks in Early-18th-Century Kespukwitk and Port Royal Peace, Thomas 2020 http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1072249ar en eng Department of History at the University of New Brunswick Érudit Acadiensis : Journal of the History of the Atlantic Region vol. 49 no. 1 (2020) http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1072249ar All Rights Reserved ©, 2020ThomasPeace text 2020 fterudit 2020-11-01T00:10:37Z Using a nominal census taken of the Mi’kmaq in 1708 and the Catholic parish records from the Acadian community of Port Royal, this paper revisits Acadian-Mi’kmaw relations at the beginning of the 18th century. Taken together, these sources illuminate Mi’kmaw reproduction in the areas around European settlement as well as family and social networks that linked these two societies. They reveal that the relationship between the Acadians and Mi’kmaq was stronger for some than for others. These were complex relationships determined by local conditions that varied depending on geography, family history, and economic activity. À partir d’un recensement nominatif de la population mi’kmaq effectué en 1708 et des registres de la paroisse catholique du village acadien de Port-Royal, cet article revoit les relations entre Acadiens et Mi’kmaq au début du 18e siècle. Ensemble, ces sources mettent en lumière la reproduction chez les Mi’kmaq dans les environs de l’établissement européen ainsi que les réseaux familiaux et sociaux qui reliaient ces deux sociétés. Elles révèlent que les relations entre les Acadiens et les Mi’kmaq étaient plus étroites chez certains que chez d’autres. Il s’agissait de relations complexes déterminées par les conditions locales, qui variaient selon la géographie, l’histoire familiale, et l’activité économique. Text Mi’kmaq Mi’kmaw Érudit.org (Université Montréal) |
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Using a nominal census taken of the Mi’kmaq in 1708 and the Catholic parish records from the Acadian community of Port Royal, this paper revisits Acadian-Mi’kmaw relations at the beginning of the 18th century. Taken together, these sources illuminate Mi’kmaw reproduction in the areas around European settlement as well as family and social networks that linked these two societies. They reveal that the relationship between the Acadians and Mi’kmaq was stronger for some than for others. These were complex relationships determined by local conditions that varied depending on geography, family history, and economic activity. À partir d’un recensement nominatif de la population mi’kmaq effectué en 1708 et des registres de la paroisse catholique du village acadien de Port-Royal, cet article revoit les relations entre Acadiens et Mi’kmaq au début du 18e siècle. Ensemble, ces sources mettent en lumière la reproduction chez les Mi’kmaq dans les environs de l’établissement européen ainsi que les réseaux familiaux et sociaux qui reliaient ces deux sociétés. Elles révèlent que les relations entre les Acadiens et les Mi’kmaq étaient plus étroites chez certains que chez d’autres. Il s’agissait de relations complexes déterminées par les conditions locales, qui variaient selon la géographie, l’histoire familiale, et l’activité économique. |
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A Reluctant Engagement : Alliances and Social Networks in Early-18th-Century Kespukwitk and Port Royal |
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