September 14, 2023
Trinity Anglican Church, Liverpool Susan Letson, Organizer, SCANS Liverpool Chapter |
MIKE LALEUNE has had an impressive career in the sports and cultural industries. He has worked as a senior executive on 6 Olympic Games and over his professional career with more than 40 different sports in 19 countries in Asia, Europe, Central Asia, North America, South America and the Middle East. His career also encompasses producing more than 2000 unique cultural concerts and events including Luciano Pavarotti, Opera at Carnegie Hall, jazz, classical, ballet, country and children's concerts. Some time ago he was also an actor at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival.
In Nova Scotia he developed the venue plans for the recent North American Indigenous Games, ran the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship and the 2008 World Hockey Championship and was the Executive Producer of the Nova Scotia Kitchen Party. He has served on numerous national sport and cultural Boards and as a Federal Tribunal Judge. |
STEPHEN AUGUSTINE C.M.,D.Litt., Alguimou
is a Hereditary Chief on the Mi’kmaq Grand Council. He is the Executive Director of the Marshall institute and the former Associate Vice-President Indigenous Affairs and Unama’ki College at Cape Breton University. Previously he was the Curator of Ethnology for Eastern Maritimes at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, in Gatineau/Ottawa. He holds a Masters degree in Canadian Studies from Carleton University focussing on traditional knowledge curriculum development in the context of the education system and a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Political Science from St. Thomas University. Stephen was recently appointed to the Order of Canada, C.M., for advancing Mi’kmaq studies, and for sharing his scholarly expertise and traditional knowledge with private and public organizations across Canada. In 2022, Stephen was awarded an Honorary doctor of letters from the University of New Brunswick recognising his dedication to supporting education through Indigenous ways of knowing and fostering an environment for collaboration between organizations. Over the years, Mr. Augustine has shared his expertise in research and traditional knowledge with many organizations, including government departments, the Assembly of First Nations, and various Indigenous communities across Canada. In his role as a Hereditary Chief on the Mi’kmaq Grand Council and by Elders’ training since an early age, Mr. Augustine has a thorough command of traditional practices, his language and the history of his people. |
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