Letters & Statements about Friends United

Friends United has received letters, statements, expressions of support and recognition from Indigenous leaders, public officials, educational institutions, community organizations and others in Canada and internationally.

The documents collected here provide additional perspectives on the work, relationships and development of the Friends United initiative over the years.

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Indigenous Leaders & Communities

Letter of Support from Wasoqopa’q First Nation (PDF)

Board Acceptance Letter from Hereditary Chief Stephen J. Augustine (PDF)

Statement of Support from National, Regional and Hereditary First Nations Leaders (PDF)

Letter of Recognition and Support from National Chief Perry Bellegarde and Regional Chief Morley Googoo (PDF)

Letter of Endorsement from Former National Chief Phil Fontaine (PDF)

Government & Public Representatives

Letter of Support from Mayor Brenda Chisholm-Beaton (PDF)

Letter of Support from Warden Amanda Mombourquette, Richmond County (PDF)

Joint Statement of Support from Nova Scotia Premiers and Regional Chief Morley Googoo (PDF)

Letter of Recognition from Lieutenant Governor J.J. Grant (PDF)

Letter of Appreciation from Judge Laurel J. Halfpenny MacQuarrie (PDF)

Letter of Appreciation from Mayor W. J. “Billy Joe” MacLean (PDF)

Statement of Support from Former Nova Scotia Premier Rodney J. MacDonald (PDF)

Letter of Recognition from Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly (PDF)

Educational Institutions

Letter of Support from Don Bureaux, President of NSCC (PDF)

Letter of Recognition from Kent MacDonald, President of St. Francis Xavier University (PDF)

Letter of Support from the Coady International Institute (PDF)

Community & Organizations

Letter of Support from the Rotary Club of Port Hawkesbury (PDF)

Thank-You Letter from the Town of Port Hawkesbury for Supporting the Mawio’mi Friendship Gala (PDF)

Letter of Appreciation from MB Construction Ltd. (PDF)

Rolf Bouman Named Paul Harris Fellow by The Rotary Foundation (PDF)

International & Diplomatic Relations

Letter from Premier Darrell Dexter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel about Friends United (PDF)

Letter of Support from German Parliament Member Sabine Zimmermann (PDF)

Letter from Premier Darrell Dexter to German President Joachim Gauck about Friends United (PDF)

Friends United Presentation at the Goethe-Institut Montréal (PDF)

Statements from Members of the German Federal Parliament about Friends United (PDF)

Letter of Recognition from the German Embassy in Ottawa (PDF)

Historical Meetings & Documents

Meeting at Millbrook with Chief Lawrence Paul and Rodney J. MacDonald (PDF)

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