Daniel Christmas (born September 10, 1956) is a former Canadian Senator who represented

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from 2016 to 2023. Christmas is from the Mi’kmaw First Nation of Membertou in

. 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 Union of Nova Scotia Indians.

As Senator

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. He retired from the Senate on January 31, 2023.First Mi’kmaw senator Dan Christmas retires from the Red Chamber
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