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Peace treaty at Shubenacadie

When
1752
Where
Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia
Episodes
1

On 22 November 1752, Governor Peregrine Hopson and Jean-Baptiste Cope signed a peace treaty at Shubenacadie during Father Le Loutre's War. The agreement was made between the Mi'kmaq people of Shubenacadie and the governor of Nova Scotia.

Episodes

  1. 22 November 1752 · Shubenacadie, Nova ScotiaSigning of the Treaty

    Governor Hopson and Chief Cope signed the peace treaty at Shubenacadie on 22 November 1752.

Background and detail

War Context. The treaty was signed during Father Le Loutre's War, a conflict involving the Mi'kmaq and British colonists in Nova Scotia. This period was part of a longer series of wars in Mi'kma'ki where the Mi'kmaq and Acadians fought to keep the British from taking over the region.

Signatories. Governor Peregrine Hopson created the treaty, while Jean-Baptiste Cope signed it on behalf of the Shubenacadie Mi'kmaq. The agreement was specifically between the Mi'kmaq people of Shubenacadie and the governor of Nova Scotia.

Legal Legacy. The 1752 treaty rights were recognized by the Supreme Court of Canada in 1985 in R v Simon. In 1999, R v Marshall affirmed a treaty right to hunt, fish, and gather in pursuit of a moderate livelihood, citing the 1752 treaty as precedent.

Sources

  1. Treaty of 1752 Wikipedia, revision of 2025-02-25
  2. Miꞌkmaq Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28

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