Daniel Paul : Mi'kmaw elder

ISBN: 9781988286044 (paperback)
Physical Description: print 222 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia : Pottersfield Press, [2017]
Copyright: &copy;2017

Tattrie, Jon (author.). Bernard, Wanda Thomas, (foreword.).

Summary: "Born in a log cabin during a raging blizzard on Indian Brook Reserve in 1938, Mi'kmaw elder Daniel N. Paul rose to the top of a Canadian society that denied his people's civilization. When he was named to the Order of Canada, his citation called him a "powerful and passionate advocate for social justice and the eradication of racial discrimination." His Order of Nova Scotia honour said he "gives a voice to his people by revealing a past that the standard histories have chosen to ignore." But long before the acclaim, there was the Indian Agent denying food to his begging mother. There was the education system that taught him his people were savages. Now, for the first time, here is the full story of his personal journey of transformation, a story that will inspire Canadians to recognize and respect their First Nations as equal and enlightened civilizations."--Provided by publisher.