MEMBERTOU, N.S. — Canada’s first Mi’kmaw senator Dan Christmas has retired. The Membertou senator officially retired Jan. 31, and the Senate publication ...
In this file photo, Sen. Dan Christmas, speaks at Red Dress Park last year, has retired from the Senate. CAPE BRETON POST FILE.MEMBERTOU, N.S. — Canada’s first Mi’kmaw senator Dan Christmas has retired.
“I was a second-year university student when my father suddenly passed away. I wanted to continue my studies but I had five younger siblings and we needed another income in the family. A position opened here in Membertou as a band manager for the community, so I applied. I wasn’t looking for the position; it just happened. But once I got involved, I enjoyed making a difference for the community, helping people and getting things done.
His father was a Second World War veteran who was wounded, requiring him to wear a back and leg brace.
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