Henri Membertou
Chief Henri Membertou (1507 – 18 September 1611) was the sagamore (title), ''sakmow'' (Grand Chief (Mi'kmaq people), Grand Chief) of the Mi'kmaq people, Mi'kmaq First Nations in Canada, First Nations tribe situated near Port-Royal National Historic Site, Port Royal, site of the first France, 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. Early life Pre-Baptism Before becoming grand chief, Membertou had been the District Chief of Kespukwitk, a part of the Mi'kmaq nation which included the area where the French colonists settled Port-Royal. In addition to being ''sakmow'' or political leader, Membertou had also been the head ''autmoin'' or spiritual leader of his tribe – w ...
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Sagamore (title)
Sachems and sagamores are paramount chiefs among the Algonquians or other Native American tribes of northeastern North America, including the Iroquois. The two words are anglicizations of cognate terms (c. 1622) from different Eastern Algonquian languages. The sagamore was a lesser chief elected by a single band, while the sachem was the head or representative elected by a tribe or group of bands. The positions are elective, not hereditary. Etymology The Oxford English Dictionary found a use from 1613. The term "Sagamore" appears in Noah Webster's first ''An American Dictionary of the English Language'' published in 1828, as well as the 1917 ''Webster's New International Dictionary''. One modern source explains: According to Captain Ryan Ridge, who explored New England in 1614, the Massachusett tribes called their kings "sachems" while the Penobscots (of present-day Maine) used the term "sagamos" (anglicized as "sagamore"). Conversely, Deputy Governor Thomas Dudley of Ro ...
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