Stephen Campbell: A pioneer in the campaign for Amerindian land rights

Stephen Campbell

 This brief profile of Stephen Campbell has been extracted from information supplied by Laureen Pierre

 

The role most associated with Stephen Campbell is his struggle to secure the land rights of Amerindians. The fact that many villages now have official title to their lands is largely owing to the efforts of Campbell, although he never lived long enough to see the first titles granted in 1976.

Stephen Esterban Campbell was born in Moruca on December 26, 1897, and was orphaned at a young age. Brought up by a grandmother,