Caley Brennan

“This final chapter is neither a criticism nor an attempt to be negative and it is nothing more than a vision for the future. One of my many valued mentors and longtime friends once said to me, “Nation building is the greatest challenge to all mankind, for if you don’t salvage as much as possible from the past there will never be enough material to make it legitimate.” Through a collective perspective woven in Mi’kmaw communities in Newfoundland, I believe that the Mi’kmaw Nation in Newfoundland can continue to reclaim its roots in the land that it has called home for generations. We need to continue to challenge officials, leaders and governments to ensure Indigenous ways of knowing are included in conversation, and to ensure our people are not further assimilated. Always be truthful. Understand your past, family history and connections to the Mi’kmaw community, and represent nothing about us without us. We will be judged not by what we say, but by what we do.”
― Calvin White, One Man's Journey: The Mi’kmaw Revival in Ktaqmkuk