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2012., Wilfrid Laurier University Press Call No: 610.92 S551b Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Bridging Two Peoples tells the story of Dr. Peter E. Jones, who in 1866 became one of the first status Indians to obtain a medical doctor degree from a Canadian university. He returned to his southern Ontario reserve and was elected chief and band doctor. As secretary to the Grand Indian Council of Ontario he became a bridge between peoples, conveying the chiefsœ concerns to his political mentor Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald, most importantly during consultations on the Indian Act. (From publisher)
