Elder Joe Michael is a Keptin in the Mi’kmaq Grand Council; Acadia's Elder in Residence and honorary Humanities Doctorate recipient; and a contributor to Treaty Education Nova Scotia. In April 2024, he was the first Mi’kmaq to be Knighten by the St. George Society in Halifax, an eight hundred old tradition.
A highly regarded inspirational and spiritual leader, Elder Joe promotes a balance between contemporary and traditional knowledge, teachings, and practices to organizations and individuals. Most notably, Elder Joe was the first Mi’kmaq member of the RCMP and he combined this knowledge with contemporary policing practices to increase cross-cultural awareness and develop the RCMP’s Aboriginal Community Policing model that remains part of the force’s cadet training program in Regina. Before retiring as Detachment Commander, he became the force’s Pipe Carrier responsible for performing sacred rituals and ceremonies and helping all races better understand Aboriginal culture.
Please join us December 5 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. via Zoom or in-person in the Lindsay Room at the Halifax Central Library for this session with Elder Joe who will fill the space with stories that will help you understand who the Mi’kmaq are, historically and today, and how we can walk the road to reconciliation.
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