Candy Palmater is a stand-up comedian, public speaker, director of the Mi’kmaq Liason Office in the Department of Education and the educator of aboriginal perceptions training about the Mi'kmaq People. She is also very active in Native rights...
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Pam is a Mi’kmaq mother of two boys (Mitchell and Jeremy), from the eastern part of Mi’kma’ki (New Brunswick). Her family originates from the Eel River Bar First Nation in northern New Brunswick. They have significant ties to our traditional...
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Sherise N. Paul is a proud mother of two products of the Mi’kmaq Immersion Program: Keane & Elle (ages 15 & 5yrs). She has taught at the Eskasoni Elementary & Middle School in Grade 7 for the past 10 years. Sherise is a 2011 Masters...
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Dr. Daniel N. Paul is a Mi’kmaq Elder, author, editor, and human rights activist of the Indian Brook Mi’kmaq First Nations Community near Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. Paul was born in 1938, in a small log cabin on Shubenacadie Indian Reserve, Hants...
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Elizabeth Paul lives in Eskasoni, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and is one of the most prominent and active figures in Mi’kmaq language studies. She received a B. Ed. in Elementary Education from the University of New Brunswick...
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Patsy Paul-Martin is a Mi'kmaq woman who was born and raised in Eskasoni in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. She takes pride from the fact that she comes from a large family unit. She has countless relatives who...
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Sharon Rudderham, Membertou First Nation, Nova Scotia
Sharon has worked as a Health Director for the Nova Scotia Tribal Council and the Union of Nova Scotia Indians where she provided policy & program advice...
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Kerry Prosper is a Mi’kmaq Elder, Pipe Carrier. Kerry Prosper is a member of the Paq’tnekek Mi’kmaq First Nations community located along the shores of St. Georges Bay not far from Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Prosper served as Chief of his community...
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A recent recipient of the Order of Nova Scotia and Order of Canada, Viola Robinson O.N.S., LL.B., LL.D., is a trusted and inspiring leader for the Mi'kmaq of Nova Scotia. From the 1970s she has worked to end discrimination against the Mi'kmaq...
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John Joe Sark’s role as a spiritual leader for the Mi’kmaq people has built a lasting bridge of understanding between cultures. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Prince Edward Island. In 1985, he...
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