Dr. Daniel N. Paul is a Mi’kmaq Elder, author, editor, and human rights activist of the Indian Brook Mi’kmaq First Nations Community near Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. Dr. Paul was born in 1938, in a small log cabin on Indian Brook Reserve, Hants County, Nova Scotia, the 11th of 14 children. He is the author of We Were Not the Savages, which has just been published in a newly updated fourth edition. The book catalogues not only the historical tragedy of the violence perpetrated against the Mi’kmaq (including British scalp proclamations, starvation, malnutrition, and Canada’s Indian residential and day schools), but also chronicles the ongoing attempts to silence the Mi’kmaq and other Indigenous peoples. His work continues to give the Mi’kmaq a voice that must be heard. An ardent researcher, spokesperson, and activist for human rights, Dr. Paul has received many awards, honorary degrees, and prizes. He is a member of the Order of Canada and a member of the Order of Nova Scotia.