ELLEN HUNT is from St. Joseph’s Cove. Newfoundland and is a member of the Qalipu Band. She was a nursing assistant for many years and now writes, researches and serves her community as a Mi’kmaw Elder, teaching about Mi’kmaw Culture, doing ceremonies, and drumming and singing with the Heartbeat Drummers. For the last twenty years her work has focused on identifying, researching and protecting sacred burial sites. She co-founded the Mi’kmaq French Descendants Reunion Festival and is a member of Native Council Nova Scotia Zone 5. She lives in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.