Nova Scotia Archives

Halifax and Its People / 1749-1999

"Micmac Indian Encampment near Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1812"

This is a version of a frequently reproduced watercolour by Hibbert Binney; the original is dated 1790 and titled "A Family of Micmac Indians with their Chief in Nova Scotia".

Date: 1812

Reference: Nova Scotia Archives  Photo Drawer - Indians - Micmac [courtesy National Archives of Canada]

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