DAVID EUGENE 'BEAR' CHRISTIE

Funeral service for the late David Eugene ‘Bear’ Christie, 69, We’Koqma’q First Nation, was held November 21 in Blessed St. Katari Parish Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, We’Koqma’q First Nation, with Deacon Berkley Guthro officiating. Burial was in the parish cemetery.     

Mr. Christie died November 16, 2019.    

Born December 27, 1949, in Baddeck, he was a son of the late Jesse Belle MacAskill and John L. Christie of Englishtown. He was an adventurer, loved the outdoors and found peace in working with nature. He worked as a computer technician in his early 20s and boasted about his tech skills.  He was moved by Mi’kmaq traditional teachings and held them close. He went back to school in his late 40s to obtain his B.A., B. Ed, and Masters from St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Br. 19, North Sydney. He found a passion in learning Mi’kmaq history and dedicated his life to teaching. As a teacher, he worked in Seoul, Korea, for a year, and many Northern Remote Communities, and We’Koqma’q First Nations. He helped to shape the Adult Education Program in We’Koqma’q. He was also a very talented craftsman. His work was unique and created one-of-a-kind pieces that inspired his connection to his vision with nature. He was an excellent story teller, and provided hours of entertainment to those who listened and shared his laughs and company.                

He is survived by his wife, Joan (Googoo); five daughters, Tania, Miranda, Rosie, Sherri, Debbie; son, Gordie; three grandchildren, Earl, Tikisha, Ta’pit; two  sisters, Becky, Norrie; four brothers, John ‘Non’, Eddie, Angus ‘Gussi’, Lloyd; three godchildren, Skye River, Alisha and Brittany Christie; many nieces and nephews.

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