Seeking Honest Justice in a Land of Strangers: Nahnebahwequa’s Struggle for Land

Abstract

Through the documentation of the history of the struggle of one remarkable woman, Nahnebahwequa, to obtain title to her land, this paper presents an example of Aboriginal peoples’ thoughtful responses to the process of colonization. It questions the notion of two founding nations as the basis of what we now call Canada and complicates simplistic separations between Aboriginal people and missionaries. Finally, the paper outlines some of the pedagogical implications of these considerations as foundational to Canadian national identity.