Alexander Denny (July 26, 1940 – 2004), otherwise known as Kji-keptin (Grand Captain) Alex Denny of the Mi'kmaq Grand Council, both a founding member and two-term president (1974–1976 and 1992–1995) of the UNSI (Union of Nova Scotia Indians), was most prominently known for the role he played in the ongoing battle for recognition of Mi'kmaq treaties and Indigenous rights.
Born to the Eskasoni First Nation and raised by two elders in the community, Denny was taught the importance of Mi'kmaq treaties from a young age[peacock prose].
His passion for and knowledge of his community ultimately led Denny to be credited with attaining linguistic and political rights for the Mi'kmaq at an international level.
[4] This proposal stood in stark contrast to the Mi'kmaq's ongoing battle for recognition of their treaties and Aboriginal rights.
[7] Although it was not explicitly Denny who attained linguistic and political rights for the Mi'kmaq Nation, the verdict of this trial validated the decades worth of research that he and the UNSI had done about these topics.