Clifford Paul

Moose Managemant Coordinator

 If you ask Clifford Paul, UINR’s Moose Management Coordinator, what his strongest asset is he won’t skip a beat–communication. Everything he does– from moderator of community sessions to negotiations with government departments to discussion with hunters, Elders and youth–depends on his excellent communication skills.

For ten years, Clifford worked with Micmac News. Starting as staff writer and photographer, he eventually became editor. While there, he shared a National Aboriginal Communications Society Award for best news story for coverage of the Donald Marshall Jr. story. After his stint with MicMac News, he spent the next six years with the Unama’ki Tribal Police as Criminal Records Manager and dispatch trainer. Before joining us at UINR, Clifford worked for the Union of Nova Scotia Indians on the Sydney Tar Ponds and Coke Ovens Clean-up, providing information on proposed technologies to the Mi’kmaq communities affected by the clean-up.

As Coordinator of the Moose Management Initiative, Clifford’s role is to engage the Mi’kmaq community in drafting a management plan for moose in the Cape Breton Highlands. Clifford is passionate about this project. “This initiative is a shining example of Mi’kmaq self-government put to action as it employs Mi’kmaq jurisdiction with a Mi’kmaq natural resource in Mi’kmaq territory.”

When not travelling around the province talking moose, you might find Clifford working on his other passion–BearMan Jewelry and Crafts. You can find him at craft shows, community events and his favourite–the Powwow trail. His necklaces, earrings and bracelets are all handmade using natural stone, bone, horn, metal, crystals, wood, leather and semi-precious gemstones. “This family venture lets us see many people in many places and develop a strong rapport with our customers. It allows us to not only contribute to, but participate in what business people call “the social economy.”

Clifford is father to five grown children and four grandchildren. “I’m still not used to being called “Poppa”–a moniker usually reserved for people of maturity–imagine!”

 

Clifford: In the News

Your Invitation to the Feast!

Your Invitation to the Feast!

October 5, 2015Moose, News

Come for the Feast (and exchange your lead bullets) on Hunter’s Mountain in the Unama’ki Highlands on Thursday, October 8, 2015.We would like to invite you to our annual Feast in the Highlands to celebrate work on developing a management plan for moose in Unama’ki as we dedicate the Feast to our friend Blair J. Bernard … Read More

Invitation to public information session

Invitation to public information session

October 31, 2014Forestry, Moose, News, Partnerships, Research

UINR’s Moose Management Initiative & Parks Canada Invite you to a public information session on forest health and the over-abundant population of moose in Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Thursday November 6, Wagmatcook Culture and Heritage Centre, 6:00–8:00pm If you are unable to attend the meeting in Wagmatcook, please join us at one of our … Read More

Come for the feast (and exchange your lead bullets)

Come for the feast (and exchange your lead bullets)

October 1, 2014Moose, News

We would like to invite you to our annual Feast in the Highlands to celebrate work on developing a management plan for moose in Unama’ki.   For the past nine years the Moose Working Group and UINR have hosted Feast in the Highlands. What started as an opportunity for the people involved in moose management … Read More

Two Videos on Moose

Two Videos on Moose

June 4, 2014Moose, Netukulimk, News

Join us on Wednesday, June 11, 2014 11:00 am at Membertou Heritage Park  as we premiere two new videos on moose. Our Rightful Place is a documentary on the efforts to establish traditional Mi’kmaq management of moose in Unama’ki. Tiam’s Promise is a new video on the Mi’kmaq legend of the first moose. Featuring illustrations … Read More

Two New Books on Moose

Two New Books on Moose

May 30, 2014Moose, News

UINR   released two new books on the importance of moose to the Mi’kmaq people at Membertou’s Heritage Park on Tuesday May 27. “Tiam:This is our Story” is a children’s book written in English and Mi’kmaq that tells the story of moose in Unama’ki from the appearance of the first “spirit” moose to the present … Read More

Whats cooking in the Highlands?

Whats cooking in the Highlands?

September 27, 2012Moose, News

If you get a whiff of home cooking in the Cape Breton Highlands, it might just be a galloping gourmet…but this one will be the four legged kind! For the past eight years the Moose Working Group and UINR have hosted Feast in the Highlands. What started as an opportunity for the people involved in moose management to get together to celebrate … Read More

ATV Ban is on in the Pollett’s Cove Aspy Fault Wilderness Area

ATV Ban is on in the Pollett’s Cove Aspy Fault Wilderness Area

July 9, 2012Moose, News

On the northern tip of Unama’ki, the adventurous will find an incredible landscape. From steep-sloped canyons to pristine barrens, the Pollett’s Cove Aspy Fault Wilderness Area is Cape Breton’s most northeastern representation of Canada’s boreal forest. Situated just north of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park, this provincial park offers rugged terrain, winding hiking trails, … Read More

UINR staff featured at Wagmatcook Lecture Series

UINR staff featured at Wagmatcook Lecture Series

February 10, 2012Moose, News, Research

UINR Moose Management Coordinator Clifford Paul and UINR Biologist and Research Coordinator Shelley Denny are presenting at the Wagmatcook Lecture Series on Thursday February 23 at 10:00 am. Clifford will discuss moose regulations and harvesting initiatives underway through the province-wide Moose Management Initiative. Shelley’s talk will be on the science of eels, covering such topics … Read More

Feast in the Highlands 2011

Feast in the Highlands 2011

January 7, 2012Galleries, Moose, News

It was a beautiful, sunny fall day for the sixth annual Feast in the Highlands, an event that usually has snow and sleet to dampen the coals of the campfires! For the past six years, the Moose Working Group has organized a gathering in the Cape Breton Highlands to celebrate the annual moose hunt and … Read More

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