Who purchased an island off the north coast in 1834 to protect the Mi'kmaq?

• A. David Stewart purchased an island off the north coast.
• B. William Henry Pope purchased an island off the north coast.
• C. John A. Macdonald purchased an island off the north coast.
• D. Frederick Haultain purchased an island off the north coast.

Answer: (A)

Private efforts to safeguard the Mi’kmaq in Atlantic Canada are illustrated by a 1834 purchase of an island off the north coast, made by David Stewart. By buying land specifically to protect the Mi’kmaq, Stewart took a direct, tangible step beyond government policies that often left Indigenous rights unprotected. This action stands out because the other well-known figures from later periods—John A. Macdonald, William Henry Pope, and Frederick Haultain—are not associated with this particular act of purchasing land to protect the Mi’kmaq in 1834.