In the late 1980s, Daniel Paul, a Mi’kmaw elder and scholar, began his quest to have public commemoration of a colonial military leader responsible for violent acts of oppression against Mi’kmaq, removed from municipal assets. After more than three decades of advocacy, he joined other community leaders to unveil “an achievement for all communities.”
- Daniel Paul, historian who wrote painful story of Mi’kmaq people, dies at 84
- Mi’kmaw elder helps unveil new Halifax park name after three decades of advocacy