Bilijk, also known as Kingsclear First Nation, is one the oldest established reserves in New Brunswick, according to Andrea Bear Nicholas. She is the author of a new book called Bilijk, which documents the community’s history from the 1780s to 1950.
Andrea Bear Nicholas spent more than 20 years gathering Wolastoqey history for new book
Oliver Pearson · CBC News
· Posted: Apr 05, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Andrea Bear Nicholas’s new book, Bilijk, is available through Fredericton-based published Goose Lane Editions. She has been working on the book for over 21 years. (Oliver Pearson/CBC)
Andrea Bear Nicholas has been working away — here and there — for over 21 years to capture the history of Bilijk, also known as Kingsclear First Nation.
The book, titled Bilijk, documents the community’s history in chronological order from the 1780s to 1950.
It’s the sum of oral traditions, archival documents, paintings and photos that Bear Nicholas, a historian, has gathered over decades.
Bear Nicholas said some of what she has found was shocking.
“It’s just horrendous to see that parents of children who didn’t go to school would be put in jail or fined,” said Bear Nicholas,
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