Elder Albert Marshall
Speaker: Albert Marshall
Albert is a leading environmental voice in Unama’ki Cape Breton. He is advisor to and is a highly regarded spokesperson for Mi’kmaq natural resources and environmental issues.
Albert advises and lectures internationally on a wide range of topics:
the environment
tribal consciousness collaboration with non-Aboriginal society
traditional healing, traditional teachings
Mi’kmaq orthography and language
First Nations’ vision of science
He is the creator of the “Two Eyed Seeing” concept–Balancing Traditional Aboriginal Knowledge and Contemporary Science.
Albert works to further positive work within Mi’kmaw communities, to seek preservation and understanding of cultural beliefs and practices among all communities and to effect a strong vision for his people and the future.
