Leim Joe

 

Leim Joe is a student at Cape Breton University with a concentration in ethnomusicology. This past summer Leim finished the requirements for the BA program and will graduate in November 2024. He has recently been enrolled into St. FX University for the Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey Cohort Bachelor of Education program, a part-time program with a focus on Mi’kmaq educational perspectives and learning. Leim also serves in the Canadian Forces as a reservist with the Cape Breton Highlanders Infantry Unit where he has taught multiple courses, including the Black Bear program, a Basic Military program for Indigenous youth in Atlantic Canada.

At home, Leim is a proud father of two children with his wife in Membertou, NS. When not busy with university or work he enjoys spending time with his family, playing one of his musical instruments or walking his dogs.