Bridging Two Peoples: Chief Peter E. Jones, 1843–1909
Allan Sherwin, "Bridging Two Peoples: Chief Peter E. Jones, 1843–1909 "
English | ISBN: 155458633X | 2012 | 270 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
English | ISBN: 155458633X | 2012 | 270 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
Bridging Two Peoples tells the story of Dr. Peter E. Jones, who in 1866 became one of the first status Indians to obtain a medical doctor degree from a Canadian university. He returned to his southern Ontario reserve and was elected chief and band doctor. As secretary to the Grand Indian Council of Ontario he became a bridge between peoples, conveying the chiefs’ concerns to his political mentor Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald, most importantly during consultations on the Indian Act.
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