Henri Membertou
Grand Chief Henri Membertou | |
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| 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'kmaq First 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 in 1534, which makes it likely that he was born in the early years of the sixteenth century.