First Mi'kmaq to recieve the Order - Daniel N. Paul

Back row, left to right: Marie Elwood, John Boudreau, Edith Cromwell, Daniel Paul, John Savage, James Kehoe, Lorne Clarke, and Shirley Chernin. Front row, left to right: James Kinley, Lieutenant-Governor from 1994 to 2000; Al Abraham, Lieutenant-Governor from 1984 to 1989; Premier John Hamm; Lieut.-Gov. Myra Freeman; His Honour Lawrence Freeman; Rodney MacDonald, Minister of Tourism; Lloyd Crouse, Lieutenant-Governor from 1989 to 1994.

To read a short bio of the life of each recipient please visit: http://www.gov.ns.ca/prot/2002recipients.htm