Fellow historian B. A. (Sandy) Balcom and I are both delighted and honored to be asked to play a role in pulling together the historical background of the Mi’kmaw relationship with the French as it relates to the altar recently returned to the Chapel Island First Nation. Sandy and I have each done work in this area, especially when we used to work for Parks Canada at the Fortress of Louisbourg.

Here is a link to one of the recent stories about the altar’s return.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/historic-altar-returned-to-mi-kmaq-church-after-more-than-250-years-1.2478703