\t\t\t<p>Here is a contemporary Mi\u2019kmaq legend of the life of a great man, who becomes chief, the embodiment of Mi\u2019kmaq values of humility, courage, honour, service and sacrifice of personal gain for the sake of others. He lived a long and storied life, hundreds of years ago, before the arrival of the European scouts and, later, their warships. He was a renowned warrior but, more so, a peacemaker. His people followed him to the point of devotion, yet he was uncannily modest, even embarrassed by his own achievements. He suffered great loss, yet his understanding of his place, his role in a great society, a greater natural world and an inestimable metaphysical world, guided him through his pain.<\/p>
\n\t\t\t<p>Mi\u2019kmaq readers may recognize these time-honoured themes based on traditional tales passing values generation to generation. Others will gain a new appreciation for what was lost under colonialism and the attempted genocide of this vibrant, sophisticated and successful culture and society.<\/p>
\n\t\t\t<p>With <em>We Were Not the Savages<\/em>, Daniel Paul changed the way the world understood the history of Eastern Canada and the fully developed civilization that existed before the arrival of the European explorers and settlers, and the nature of the subsequent violent attack on that culture. With <em>Chief Lightning Bolt<\/em>, Paul shows us exactly what was lost, the beauty of the Mi\u2019kma\u2019ki that once existed, the culture that survived and is only now beginning to recover.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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