On Monday, the St. Andrews Historical Society in St. Andrews, N.B., announced that it would exhibit “one of the most significant 18th century treaties between Great Britain and two First Nations of Canada” at Drewhaven Town & Country on Thursday. The event marks the official launch of the St. Andrews Historical Society, said the non-profit company in a news release that went out on Monday during Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
During the event, the Society will present the treaty to Chief Hugh Akagi of the Peskotomuhkati Nation at Skutik, John Cloutier, the Nihkanatpat (Executive Director) of the Wolastoqey Nation of New Brunswick, and the Charlotte County Archives.
A signed original of the 1760 Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the British Crown and the Peskotomuhkati and Wolasotqey First Nations was discovered in Boston, Mass., earlier this year. The New England Document Conservation Center worked with Massachusetts State Archivesto create a full-size reproduction using …