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- Oct 2023
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You ask the reason why we took those of your nation, we tell you that it is you who are thecause; that it is you who have taken Canceau and Aldin, because before you were in ourcountry everything was at peace, but as soon as you arrived everything was at war there byyour threats to chase us from our property that our Fathers left us whose even we have noknowledge;
This is an interesting point as it clearly points out why Antoine and Pierre Couaret, as well as the rest of the Minas, decided to capture the Aldin. The state that everything was peaceful prior to their arrival. This passage shows that the Mi'kmaw were beginning to resist the French and showed their defiance by capturing their trading vessels.
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