OECD-New Brunswick Conference on Place-Based Economic Development

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Elder Donna Augustine

Elder Advisor / Conseillère Aînée

Description

Elder Donna Augustine (Thunderbird Turtle Woman) is a Mi'kmaq Ceremonial Elder from Elsipogtog. She is the Elder Advisor at Elsipogtog School. She has been teaching culture and language for many years, including in the state of Maine. She is an official designate under NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection Repatriation Act) since November 1990. She serves on an Indigenous Advisory Council for the Human Rights Museum in Winnipeg, International Repatriation, the Native Women of Canada, and more. Her work has taken her throughout the world with other spiritual leaders including the Deli Lama. Through all this, she states that her heart and purpose belong to the children and our ancestors.
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