The Life of Noah Augustine/ Phone In: Terry Punch and Genealogy
November 15, 2010 2:42 PM
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Noah Augustine, left, the former Metepenagiag First Nation chief, posed in 2009 with Keith Ashfield, centre, the Fredericton MP, and Bud Bird, a former N.B. cabinet minister. (Courtesy of HRSDC)
Death of a Leader: Noah Augustine was a complex man who fought tirelessly for native rights in New Brunswick, but whose life took a serious turn that few people would ever forget. 39-year-old Augustine died in a car crash near Metepenegia First Nation, near Miramichi on Saturday night. He was revered as an activist who first gained national attention by leading the fight for aboriginal logging rights in New Brunswick. We took a look at his life in this documentary by former CBC reporter Melissa Friedman. It first aired in 2004, when Augustine was getting ready to campaign to be chief of his community.
On the Phone In: Terry Punch explained the "cluster" approach for researching your family tree, and he took all your questions about geneaology.
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