to Anna Sawicki , an archeologist who took part in the 1980 digs, 'The most exciting piece included one probably made and used somewhere around 2,500 years ago with engraving on it in the shape of something like a wheat sheave." (9) It is well known that the Mi'kmaq lived a simple life, hunting and gathering only what they needed. Fishing was their primary occupation during the warmer months. Their catches of fish were dried and smoked to keep through the winter months. According to David Keenlyside , the artifacts discovered in Greenwich reinforce these existing beliefs: The large artifact assemblage from the Jones site certainly suggests a major focal point of human activity. Given conditions similar to that of today, fishing and/or marine-mammal hunting were probably key activities. The fact that this locale continued to be used in Historic times by the Micmac and Acadian peoples reflects the sites strategic location at the mouth of St. Peters Bay and its close proximity to the deep water channel. (10) The Mi'Kmaq and French Settlers got along well together. The relationship with the British settlers was a completely different matter. It became increasingly difficult for the Mi'Kmaq to survive as their freedom of movement was continually restricted among the growing population and game quickly disappeared as forests were cleared. As early as 1840, however, a few assemblymen petitioned the house to budget a small sum of money to a few needy Aboriginal families. In 1843 some public money was voted for the education of a handful of children. In 1848, Millicent Mitchell of St. Peters was given £2 to help with his education. (11) It was not until 1844, however, that the Island Government made the first recognition of the Native population with the appearance of "Indian Commissioners" in the Assembly for that year. (12) In 1856, the first body of legislation directly concerning the Native population on the Island was past since the British had arrived almost ninety years previously. This Act allotted an annual sum ranging from £10 to £ 100 to be spent annually on Native Relief. (13) In that same year, Charles Worrell , who owned most of the land encompassed by Lots 38 through to Lot 42 donated 204 acres in Morell to a number of Native families. This small settlement in Morell was the one successful transfer of lands to the Aboriginal population. (14) It has been many years since the Mi'Kmaq have lived in Greenwich . In 1856, the first official Aboriginal census was taken for PEI with a total of 309 people listed. Most resided at Lennox Island , although many were scattered in small family groupings throughout various communities on the Island, including St. Peters . (15) This 'scattering' continued and there were Native families living in the Ashton , Naufrage , and Selkirk area until the 1960s. Eugene Russell of Five Houses remembers seeing the Native families walking to St. Peters with 10 to 12 baskets on their backs. (16)