By Rosemary Godin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cape Breton Post The Mi’kmaw community is remembering an influential knowledge keeper, language warrior and proud great-grandmother from Membertou First Nation. Audrey (Heidi) Marshall, who most recently organized the fourth annual Finding our Identity fashion show at the Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion in May that drew hundreds of people, died on August 5 at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital. As word of the active 65-year-old’s death spread over social media, dozens of people honoured Marshall with words about her support, encouragement and advocacy for Mi’kmaw law and culture. Remarkably, one of her own quotes last year after she was named one of Atlantic Canada’s most successful businesswomen by Atlantic Business Magazine in 2025 sums up what she would have thought of all the…
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