Assistant Professor (Elder)

PhD (Carleton)

I am Mikmaw from Elsipogtog First Nation. My doctoral research was on the dispossession of the Mi’kmaq from their traditional district of Sikniktuk, often called Chignecto. I wrote about my First Nation’s relationship to their traditional lands as a determinant of health. My maternal ancestry – Simon, Levi and Augustine Families – are from the Sikniktuk district in Southeastern New Brunswick. My paternal ancestry – Augustine, Thomas, Bernard, and Paul Families – are also from Sikniktuk and Epikwitk aq Piktuk districts of Prince Edward Island and the Northern Shore of Nova Scotia.

My academic research centres on the supplementary texts to treaty negotiations examining the spirit and intent of the Maritime Treaties between the Wabanaki and the British Crown.