He was the grandson of Henry Newton and the son of Jonathan Binney who was a signatory to one of the Halifax Treaties with the Mi'kmaq .
He was also a painter who created some of the earliest images of the Mi'kmaq people .
painter was the painter of Henry Newton and the son of Jonathan Binney who was a signatory to one of the Halifax Treaties with the Mi'kmaq .
He was also a painter who created some of the earliest images of the Mi'kmaq people .