NS: Chief Paul remembered as a man of strength, integrity and endless humour – Daily Business Buzz
Lawrence Paul rose above the poverty and racism he confronted throughout his lifetime to lead his First Nation people to economic success over a span of 28 years as the chief of the Millbrook First Nation community.
[MILLBROOK, NS] – As a baby, he was shipped from New Brunswick to a Nova Scotia reserve with his family when authorities realized his father, “an Indian,” was receiving welfare.
But, Lawrence Paul would rise above the poverty and racism he confronted throughout his lifetime to lead his First Nation people to economic success over a span of 28 years as the chief of the Millbrook First Nation community.
He rubbed shoulders with the high and mighty, fought stubbornly with ardent passion to win gains for his people and clinked glasses with more than a few pub-drinking partners in his day.
