John Denny Jr. Explained

John Baptist Denny, Jr. (c. 1851-1918) was the last hereditary grand chief of the Grand Council (Mi'kmaq), from 1881 to 1918.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Commemoration

On 28 January 2019, Temma Frecker, a Nova Scotia teacher at The Booker School, was awarded the Governor General's History Award for her class' proposal to build a statue of Denny in Cornwallis Park. Her proposal was to include the existing Edward Cornwallis statue among three other statues of Acadian Noël Doiron, Black Nova Scotian Viola Desmond and Mi'kmaq Chief John Denny Jr. The four statutes would be positioned as if in a conversation with each other, discussing their accomplishments and struggles.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: After 100 years, a Mi'kmaq family wants the role of hereditary grand chief restored. Martin. Wendy. CBC News. en. January 30, 2019.
2. https://www.cbu.ca/indigenous-affairs/unamaki-college/mikmaq-resource-centre/miscellany/message-on-the-death-of-chief-john-denny/ Message on the Death of Chief John Denny
3. Book: Walls, Martha Elizabeth. No need of a chief for this band: The Maritime Mi'kmaq and Federal Electoral Legislation, 1899-1951. 2011-01-01. UBC Press. 9780774859516. en.
4. Web site: Cornwallis statue project nets Port Williams teacher prestigious award. Patil. Anjuli. CBC News. en. January 30, 2019.
5. Web site: 2018 Finalists for the Governor General's History Award for Excellence in Teaching . June 20, 2018 . Canada's History Society. September 5, 2021.