Noel Knockwood

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Noel Knockwood, (1932-2014) a Canadian first nations leader and Mi'kmaq Grand Council member since 1975, was a spiritual leader of the Mi'kmaq People.

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Early life

Knockwood was born in 1932. [1] He gained a B.A. and belonged to the National Aboriginal Veterans Association, Ontario Region. [2] He was born to the Indian Brook First Nation of the Sipekneꞌkatik First Nation. [3]

Career

He served as Sergeant-at-Arms for the Nova Scotia Legislature from 2000 to 2005 [2] and was recognised at the 2002 National Aboriginal Achievement Awards, now the Indspire Awards, for his stewardship of history, culture and spirituality in the native community. [4]

Knockwood also ceremonially lifted the curse from the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge at its opening in 1955, the first bridge to be erected across The Narrows, a strait in Halifax Harbour following the fall of two others previously.

Death

He died of a stroke on 7 April 2014, aged 81. [5]

References

  1. ↑ [usurped] Noel Knockwood, role model for all, article by Dr. Daniel N Paul, C.M., O.N.S., Hon.D.Litt.
  2. 1 2 Noel R. Knockwood, BA. ~ Mi'kmaq, National Aboriginal Veterans Association - Ontario Region.
  3. ↑ "Noel Knockwood". Government of Canada . Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  4. ↑ National Aboriginal Achievement Award Recipients, National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation.
  5. ↑ "Saltwire | Halifax".
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