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Jaime Battiste (born 1979) Is a Mi’qmaq writer, researcher, historian and activist from Potlotek First Nation. A published author and researcher of Mi'kmaq law, he has worked on numerous boards for Mi'qmaq advancement, has held roles on the National Executive Council of Assembly of First Nations, as an Assistant Professor of Mi’kmaq Studies at Cape Breton University, and the legal adviser of the Mi’kmaq Grand Council. Battiste has published law review articles about Mi’kmaq law and Aboriginal and treaty rights. He has been interviewed and referenced by Maclean's Herald News ,The Cape Breton Post, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network ,and The Canadian Press. He is currently a citizenship coordinator for the Mi'qmaq Rights Initiative. In 2004, he was honored as a National Role Model by the National Aboriginal Health Organization.

Early life and Education
While born at Potlotek in 1979, Jaime Battiste and his family hail from ,Eskasoni First Nation, Nova Scotia. He is the son of Mi’kmaq professor Marie Battiste and Chickasaw legal scholar Sákéj Henderson. He studied Mi’kmaq Studies at Cape Breton University graduating in 2000 and graduated the Dalhousie Law School in 2004.

Career
Battiste is very active in the Mi'kmaq political sphere even as far as being the Interim Regional Chief for Nova Scotia/Newfoundland in the First Nations council. He is currently a citizenship coordinator at the Mi'kmaq Rights Initiative. He was a senior advisor for the Eskasoni First Nation Community and a former professor at Cape Breton University where he taught Aboriginal and Treaty Rights and Mi'kmaq History. He has written numerous legal articles for law journals. He works tirelessly to promote the rights and education of the Mi'qmaq people. Battiste was named interim chief during the 35th First Nations council for Nova Scotia/Newfoundland.

Publications

 * "Understanding the progression of Mi'kmaw law." Dalhousie Law Journal.Battiste, J. (2008).  Vol 31 (2) p. 311-350


 * "Honouring 400 Years: Kepmite’tmnej." J. Battiste, 2010.


 * "Introduction","Dawnland Voices: An Anthology of Indigenous Writing from New England." Senier, Siobhan. U of Nebraska Press, 2014.

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