CA-K137Indigenous peoples & reconciliation

The Peace and Friendship Treaty of 1726

Fort Anne National Historic Site at Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, from a drone in 2023. Fort Anne National Historic Site · WayeMason & John Van Gurp · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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On 4 June 1726, Mi’kmaw, Wəlastəkokewiyik and Peskətəmohkatewey leaders gathered at Annapolis Royal to ratify a treaty with the British Crown. It affirmed peaceful coexistence and was the first treaty between the Crown and these Nations, the basis for all their later treaties.

Scope & context

The 1726 treaty and its place in treaty history, not the later Peace and Friendship Treaties in detail or court decisions about them (see CA-K028).

Sources behind this record

The Peace and Friendship Treaty of 1726 National Historic Event ↗

Parks Canada

Historical importance; plaque text