The Loyalists

July 23, 2016


Following the American Revolutionary War, about 50,000 Loyalists came to the wilderness known as British North America. The coming of the Loyalists changed our land forever. They had lost everything - homes, land, positions of honour, family members and although they had been granted amnesty in the peace agreement, they were turned out of their homeland with curses, jeers, and threats of death.

The Loyalists Arrival - Aftermath of the American Revolution

The Loyalists - Conditions After Settlement

In Saint John in Canada, Exploring the Legacy of the Loyalists

Land acknowledgement

The Saint John Region is situated on the traditional territory of the Wolastoqiyik, Mi’Kmaq, and Peskotomuhkati Nations. This territory is covered by Peace and Friendship Treaties signed with the British Crown in the 1700s. The treaties recognized the significant and meaningful role of the Wolastoqiyik, Mi’Kmaq, and Peskotomuhkati in this province and the country with the intent to establish a relationship of trust and friendship.

Envision Saint John: The Regional Growth Agency pays respect to the elders, past and present, and descendants of this land, and is committed to moving forward in the spirit of truth, collaboration, and reconciliation.