Mathieu Da Costa

Da Costa Day would honour first Black person in Canada
MP Marlene Jennings tables a private members bill in bid to promote diversity in Canadian history. From the canada.com website.

Mathieu Da Costa
This book includes various 17th century references to the presence of Mathieu Da Costa in Nova Scotia. From The immigration and settlement of the black refugees of the War of 1812 in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. From the Our Roots website.

Mathieu Da Costa
Read a brief note about "black seaman" Mathieu Da Costa from the book The Spirit of Africville. From the Our Roots website.

African Nova Scotians: in the Age of Slavery and Abolition
A brief entry about Mathieu da Costa's presence in Acadia. From the Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management website.

Mathieu Da Costa and Early Canada: Possibilities and Probabilities
Read an online paper that attempts to piece together the fragmentary data relating to Mathieu Da Costa's existence in Acadia. From Parks Canada.

Canadian Heritage: Mathieu Da Costa Challenge
The website for the annual creative writing and artwork contest. Includes a brief profile of Mathieu Da Costa and links to related sites.

MATTHEW DA COSTA
An illustrated bio of Mathieu Da Costa from the Some Missing Pages website.