Donald Marshall
Sr., Mi’kmaq, 1925-1991
He was the grand chief of the Mi’kmaq for 27 years until
his death in 1991; Kji-saqmaw Marshall's presence was magnified
a thousand fold through the efforts he pioneered in every facet
of his work and office - a man who seemed to be everywhere; he
had a zealous conviction of reaching out and providing a helping
hand to those who needed it most. He was the father of Donald
Marshall Jr., who was wrongly convicted of murder and whose case
inspired a number of disturbing questions about the fairness of
the Canadian justice system. A longer biography appears in Native
Leaders of Canada.
