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Gabriel Sylliboy
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Gabriel Sylliboy (18 August 1874 – March 4, 1964)[1] was the first Mi'kmaq elected as Grand Chief (1919)[2][3] and the first to fight for the recognition by the state of Canada of the treaties between the government and the First Nations people.
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Gabriel Sylliboy | |
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![]() At Nova Scotia, 1930s | |
Mi'kmaq of First Nations leader | |
Personal details | |
Born | 18 August 1874 Whycocomagh reserve on Cape Breton, Canada |
Died | March 4, 1964 Sydney, Cape Breton County, Canada |
Relations | Norman Sylliboy (grandson) |
Mother tongue | Mi'kmaq |
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