Fonds MG 7A.5 - Union of Nova Scotia Indians

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Union of Nova Scotia Indians

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CA BI MG 7A.5

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  • 1970-1971 (Creation)
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    Union of Nova Scotia Indians

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5 cm of textual records

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The Union of Nova Scotia Indians (UNSI) was organized in 1969 by the Mi'kmaq of Nova Scotia as the representative body for all of the Mi'kmaq in the province.

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Fonds consists of a number of briefs, information kit and correspondence from the Union of Nova Scotia Indians; content includes briefs on Native Rights in Nova Scotia; policies of the Canadian Government; Royal Commission on Education; public services; provincial and municipal relations, etc.

Papers include:

  1. Brief to the Royal Commission on Education, Public Services and Provincial-Municipal Relations by the Union of Nova Scotia Indians, 1971. Typescript, 43 pages.
  2. Brief to a [Federal Government] Commission respecting administration of Indian rights, [n.d.]. Typescript, 2 pages.
  3. Paper: Native rights in Nova Scotia, 1970. Typescript, 2 pages.
  4. Letter to all Chiefs and Councillors, Cape Breton area, regarding appointment of Bernie Francis as Community Court Worker, 1971. Typescript, 1 page.
  5. Union of Nova Scotia Indians Information Kit (1971). Includes: constitution, community development proposals by the Union and by the St. F.X. Extension Department, briefs on welfare, constitutional change, taxation, Legal Aid, legal rights, economic development.

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