1910- Annual Report of Indian Agent J.D. McLeod
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annual Report from Indian Agent Rev. J.D. McLeod, outlining various aspects of living and working for the Mi’kmaq of Pictou County.
1910-04-16 1910-04-16
John D. McLeod (Indian Agent) (Author)
Annual Report
MICMACS OF PICTOU COUNTY, NEW GLASGOW, April 16, 1910. FRANK PEDLEY, Esq., Deputy Supt. General of Indian Affairs, Ottawa. SIR, - I have the honour to submit my annual report for the year ended March 31, 1910. Tribe or Nation. - All the Indians of this agency belong to the Micmac tribe. Reserve. - The Indians of this agency have two reserves. The larger reserve, known as the Fisher Grant reserve, is situated near the entrance of Pictou harbour. It has an area of 280 acres. It is mostly dry, sandy upland, with no dearth of stones. After being properly prepared, it yields fairly well in grain and root crops. The other reserve consists of a small island, near Merigomish, which the Indians leave during the winter months. Population. - This agency has a population of 174. Health and Sanitation. - The health of the Indians has been good on the whole. As a rule, consumption is the cause of death in persons of adult age. They are duly instructed in the methods of preventing infection, which they carry out as far as their means permit. Occupations. - The Indians of this agency are engaged in making baskets, butter-tubs, pick-handles and moccasins, in farming, fishing, and from time to time hire out as labourers, when opportunity occurs. Buildings. - The Indians possess a commodious church and a fairly good school-house. The private dwellings are mostly frame buildings. Stock. - A few horses and some hens are the only stock kept on the reserve. Farm Implements. - A few ploughs, harrows and wagons are owned by the Indians. Characteristics and Progress. - These Indians are a peaceful and law-abiding community. Their opportunities for advancement are few. They live for the day, contented with their lot. They are religious and God-fearing, and are not known to steal or be dishonest. Temperance and Morality. - The Indians of this agency are nearly all temperate and the great majority total abstainers. I have, & c., J.D. MACLEOD, Indian Agent. NOVA SCOTIA
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Annual Report of the Department of Indian Affairs for the Year Ended March 31 1910 (Ottawa: C.H. Parmelee, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, 1910), 70-71.
