Jarvis was raised in We’koqma’q, Unama’kik, attended an Indian Day School from 1985 to 1993, and graduated from a Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey school. He holds degrees from Saint Mary’s University (cum laude), Dalhousie Law School, and is a non-practicing member of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society.
He has spoken and presented on Mi’kmaw history and culture, Peace and Friendship, and Truth and Reconciliation to numerous audiences. These include Dalhousie Law School and Medical School, the Nova Scotia Physiotherapy Association, churches, schools, Girl Guides of Canada and Scouts Canada, and to regional and national media outlets. In 2022, he received the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal.
He is available for speaking engagements and presentations.
He is also an avid and passionate runner, completing several marathons to date (including the Boston Marathon and Marine Corps Marathon in 2022), and volunteers as a board director for the Blue Nose Marathon. He lives in Kjipuktuk/Dartmouth with his wife Kerrianne and their Shelties Looloo and Eevee.
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