Colonial Ghosts in Indigenous-British Conflict: A Revisiting of Two 1726 Piracy Trials
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2024
Abstract
In 1726 five men who had long been part of a Mi’kmaw community were hanged for piracy in Boston. Through an analysis of sources such as 18th-century newsletters, trial records, and genealogical data, this article addresses the debates over the place of Métis among the Mi’kmaq and the practice of Indigenous community elasticity. It also presents a new way to understand the agency, actions, and lived experience of Indigenous Acadian men – “colonial ghosts” or colonists who disappeared from the colonial record – while underlining the importance of revising imperial identity designations as well as of placing greater weight on local kinship, culture, and practice.
Publication Title
Acadiensis
ISSN
00445851
E-ISSN
17127432
Volume
53
Issue
1
First Page
37
Last Page
77
DOI
10.1353/aca.2024.a947470
Recommended Citation
Gilhuis, Nicole, "Colonial Ghosts in Indigenous-British Conflict: A Revisiting of Two 1726 Piracy Trials" (2024). Pepperdine University, All Faculty Open Access Publications. Paper 330.
https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/faculty_pubs/330