Gabriel Sylliboy

Gabriel Sylliboy
At Nova Scotia, 1930s
Mi'kmaq of First Nations leader
Personal details
Born(1874-08-18)18 August 1874
Whycocomagh reserve on Cape Breton, Canada
DiedMarch 4, 1964(1964-03-04) (aged 89)
Sydney, Cape Breton County, Canada
RelationsNorman Sylliboy (grandson)
Mother tongueMi'kmaq
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Gabriel Sylliboy (18 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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