Donald Michael Julien, O.N.S.

Mr. Donald Michael Julien, O.N.S.
Millbrook First nation

Executive Director of the Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq since 1994, he has worked throughout his life toward a better future for the Mi'kmaq people. Through his guidance and leadership, he has helped bring an historic understanding and relationship with the provincial and federal governments and economic opportunities for his people. One result has been the Mi'kmawey Debert Interpretive Trail, which is located near the site of the first human settlement in Nova Scotia. A lifelong promoter of Mi'kmaq history and culture, he is a member of the board of governors of the Nova Scotia Museum and a member of the Nova Scotia Arts and Culture Partnership Council.