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. Christmas is from the Mi’kmaw First Nation of Membertou in

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. As part of a group of community leaders, he helped turn Membertou from being nearly bankrupt into one of the most successful Canadian First Nations. Christmas is a former advisory services director for the

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. On October 27, 2016, Christmas was named to the Senate by Prime Minister

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to sit as an

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. At the time of his appointment, he was an advisor to the Membertou First Nation.

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* 1956 births Living people 21st-century Canadian politicians 21st-century First Nations people Canadian senators from Nova Scotia First Nations politicians Independent Canadian senators Independent Senators Group Indigenous Canadian senators Mi'kmaq people {{NovaScotia-politician-stub