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Thomas, Rebecca
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Rebecca Lea Thomas was born in Oromocto, NB and raised in Riverview, NB. Her father is Mi’kmaq (from PEI). She moved to Halifax for school, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2009 and her MA in Social Anthropology in 2013, both from Dalhousie. She got into poetry late, but really took to it. She is the captain of the Halifax Slam team, has won many poetry competitions and contests, and is the current Coordinator of Aboriginal Student Services at NSCC. She has been very involved in community groups that focus on literacy, and is a leader in the Mi’kmaq and greater First Nations communities in the province. She is currently the Poet Laureate for Halifax.