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Jacques-Pierre Peminuit Paul was a Grand Chief of the Canadian Biography On Line
/ref> In 1879, Paul met with the Governor General of Canada, the Marquess of Lorne, in the Red Chamber, Province House, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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People from Hants County, Nova Scotia Indigenous leaders in Atlantic Canada Mi'kmaq people {{Canada-bio-stub
Jacques-Pierre Peminuit Paul was a Grand Chief of the Mi'kmaq
The Mi'kmaq (also ''Mi'gmaq'', ''Lnu'', ''Miꞌkmaw'' or ''Miꞌgmaw''; ; ) are a First Nations people of the Northeastern Woodlands, indigenous to the areas of Canada's Atlantic Provinces and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec as well as the nort ...
who lived at Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia
Shubenacadie () is a village located in Hants County, in central Nova Scotia, Canada. As of 2021, the population was 411.
The name for the Mi'kmaw territory in which present-day Shubenacadie is located and the origin of its name is the Mi'kmaw w ...
. He was most well known for his shamanic
Shamanism is a religious practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with what they believe to be a spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance. The goal of this is usually to direct spirits or spiri ...
abilities.
On 15 September 1856, Paul was confirmed as grand chief by Archbishop William Walsh at St. Mary's Basilica (Halifax), receiving a medal from Pope Pius IX and a written endorsement from the Lt. Governor, Sir John Gaspard Le Marchant./ref> In 1879, Paul met with the Governor General of Canada, the Marquess of Lorne, in the Red Chamber, Province House, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
See also
* List of Grand Chiefs (Mi'kmaq) * Grand Council (Mi'kmaq)References
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People from Hants County, Nova Scotia Indigenous leaders in Atlantic Canada Mi'kmaq people {{Canada-bio-stub