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Sister Dorothy Moore (born in 1933) is a Mi’kmaw educator, Indigenous Elder, Residential School survivor, and social justice activist. Moore was born in the Mi'kmaw community Membertou, Nova Scotia. She was the first Mi’kmaw person in a Roman Catholic order, entering the
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in 1954 and taking vows in 1956. Moore was an educator in the public elementary school system in Nova Scotia. She also taught at the
University College of Cape Breton , "Diligence Will Prevail" , mottoeng = Perseverance Will Triumph , established = 1951 as Xavier Junior College 1968 as NSEIT 1974 as College Of Cape Breton 1982 as University College of Cape Breton 2005 as Cape Breton ...
(UCCCB) and is noted as instrumental in the formation of their Mi'kmaw Studies program. Moore later became the Director of Mi'kmaq Services at the
Nova Scotia Department of Education The Nova Scotia Department of Education and Early Childhood Development is a department of the Government of Nova Scotia responsible for overseeing education institutions in the province. Becky Druhan is the current Minister of Education. Histo ...
where she was instrumental in the development of the Mi'kmaw language program. She was awarded the
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on June 29, 2005 and has received numerous other awards including the
Order of Nova Scotia The Order of Nova Scotia (french: Ordre de la Nouvelle-Écosse) is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Instituted on August 2, 2001, when Lieutenant Governor Myra Freeman granted Royal Assent to the Order of Nova ...
, (2003) and three honorary degrees, including an honorary Doctor of Laws from St. Mary's University in Halifax. A collection of her talks, prayers, presentation, and ceremonies, entitled: ''A Journey of Love and Hope,'' was published by Nimbus Press in 2022. In 2022 a documentary film entitled ''Sister Dorothy Moore: A Life of Courage, Determination and Love'' was premiered at the
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in September, 2022.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Dorothy, Sister First Nations women Membertou First Nation people People from Cape Breton Island Canadian educators Canadian women educators Members of the Order of Nova Scotia Members of the Order of Canada 1933 births Living people