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- Lysbilde: 1
- Fact 1
- My name is Gabriel Sylliboy and I was born at the Whycocomagh reserve in Cape Breton, on August 8 1874
- Lysbilde: 2
- Fact 2
- I was the first Mi'kmaq elected as Grand Chief in the year 1919! How cool is that?
- YEAH! I'll elect you next!!
- You should be the next Grand Chief!!
- Lysbilde: 3
- Fact 3
- Parents are devoted Roman Catholics
- Before becoming a Grand Chief, I became a prayer leader as well as a caretake for the Mission Chapel near St. Peters
- You are an amazing worship leader!!
- Lysbilde: 4
- Fact 4
- HEY YOU CAN'T HUNT HERE ITS OUT OF SEASON!!
- I USE THE 1752 PEACE FRIENDSHIP TREATY! I CAN HUNT AND FISH HERE!!
- Lysbilde: 5
- Fact 5
- JAILTIME?? THAT IS NOT FAIR
- You have lost the case and you are convicted!
- Lysbilde: 6
- Fact 6
- At 44 years old in 1927, Gabriel was arrested..
- HAHA You are going to jail!
- Lysbilde: 7
- Fact 7
- Gabriel's actions were led to the treaties being acknowledged years later.
- RV Marshall year 1999
- Treaties from 1760 and 1761 state that the Mi'kmaq can earn a living from hunting and fishing just as their ancestors did
- Lysbilde: 8
- Fact 8
- Although I cannot speak or write in English, I want those who come after me to learn
- Gabriel believes that his grandchildren should be formally educated in English while also being immersed in their Indigenous heritage
- Lysbilde: 9
- Fact 9
- Gabriel was formally apologized to by the Government of Nova Scotia in 2017.
- WHOO! JUSTICE!!
- This is the second time a free pardon and apology has been posthumously granted in Nova Scotia ever. The first being Viola Desmond.
- Lysbilde: 10
- Fact 10
- Gabriel Sylliboy died on March 4, 1964 at the age of 89 years old