Hereditary Chief Stephen Joseph Augustine, C.M.
Elsipogtog First Nation, New Brunswick
For decades, Elder Stephen Augustine has been disseminating Mi’kmaq culture, heritage and knowledge. As associate vice-president of Indigenous Affairs and former dean of Unama’ki College at Cape Breton University, he has advanced Mi’kmaq studies by developing a set of guidelines that have helped shape culturally relevant research projects. A former curator of Ethnology for the Eastern Maritimes at the Canadian Museum of History, this knowledge keeper has also shared his expertise with Indigenous communities, government departments, and both public and private organizations in Canada and abroad, contributing to the journey towards reconciliation and healing.