Gabriel Sylliboy (8 August 1874 – March 4, 1964) was the first Mi'kmaq elected as Grand Chief (1919) 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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8 August 1874 Whycocomagh reserve on Cape Breton, Canada
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Died |
4 March 1964 (aged 89) Sydney, Cape Breton County, Canada
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Zodiac | Leo |
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