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Grand Chief of the Mi'kmaq tribe (c. 1507–1611)

Grand Chief Henri Membertou
Born	c. 1507 (disputed) Present-day Southwestern St. Mary's Bay
Died	18 September 1611 (aged 102/103) Port Royal, Canada
Occupation	Grand Chief of the Mi'kmaq people
Years active	1550-1611
Title	Saqamow (Grand Chief)

Chief Henri Membertou (c.

1507 – 18 September 1611) was the sakmow (Grand Chief) of the Mi'kmaqFirst Nations tribe situated near Port Royal, site of the first French settlement in Acadia, present-day Nova Scotia, Canada. Originally sakmow of the Kespukwitk district, he was appointed as Grand Chief by the sakmowk of the other six districts.

Membertou claimed to have been a grown man when he first met Jacques Cartier, which makes it likely that he was born in the early years of the sixteenth century.^[1][2]

Biography

Pre-baptism

Before becoming grand chief, Membertou had been the District Chief of Kespuk