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This lovely interview was conducted in Membertou's Veterns Building - board room. The interviewer is Brecken Rose Hancock. A transcript is being developed and will be posted as a PDF file within the next few days.

Sister Dorothy Moore, C.M., O.N.S., M.Ed., LL.D., c.s.m.
Educator and Human Rights Advocate

Sister
Dorothy Moore was born in 1933, in Membertou. She has spent a good deal
of her life fighting a good fight for equal rights for First Nation
Peoples, and working diligently to have the provincial curriculum
changed to include instruction about Mi'kmaq First Nation History. Her
wok is widely accalimed. Among her many honors and awards she has
recieved both Nova Scotia's and Canada's highest honor.

October
21, 2003, she was invested into the Order of Nova Scotia. The following
is the press release issued upon her appointment:

"Sister
Dorothy Moore, Membertou, is an educational leader and a respected
Elder who has devoted many years to the preservation and restoration of
the Mi'kmaw language and culture. Largely because of her efforts, the
Nova Scotia Department of Education has developed a provincial Mi'kmaw
language curriculum.

June
29, 2005 she was named to the Order of Canada and officially invested
November 18, 2005. The following is the press release issued upon her
appointment:

"With
conviction and determination, Dorothy Moore has championed the Mi'kmaq
Nation. Throughout her long career as an educator, she has created
learning opportunities for Aboriginal youth and promoted the inclusion
of Native history in Nova Scotia's curricula. At Cape Breton
University, she was instrumental in developing the Mi'kmaq Studies
Program, which helps to preserve the community's traditions by offering
courses in their language, as well as on their history and on their
culture. An advocate for social justice, she has also fought against
racism and intolerance as a member of the Nova Scotia Human Rights
Commission and the Aboriginal Rights Commission. "

 Jan/12/96 Halifax Herald Newspaper