Peter Francis Jeddore (native name Saqamaw Piel; May 9, 1892 – May 18, 1970) was the fourth child of
Noel Jeddore. Accepted by the
Mi'kmaq
The Mi'kmaq (also ''Mi'gmaq'', ''Lnu'', ''Mi'kmaw'' or ''Mi'gmaw''; ; , and formerly Micmac) are an Indigenous group of people of the Northeastern Woodlands, native to the areas of Canada's Atlantic Provinces, primarily Nova Scotia, New Bru ...
of
Miawpukek as
Saqamaw, after his uncle
Joseph Jeddore's death, although never "officially appointed" as such, he served his people from 1954 until his death in 1971. He made many prominent public defences of the Miawpukek Mi’kmaq’s rights to land and resources.
[''The Evening Telegram'', August 18, 1967).]
Saqamaw Piel also served overseas with the
Royal Newfoundland Regiment
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Predecessor units trace their origins to 1795, and since 1949 Royal ...
during
World War I
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, first in the 9th Regiment, later in the
British 29th Division.
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1892 births
1970 deaths
20th-century First Nations people
Canadian Mi'kmaq people
People from Newfoundland (island)
Newfoundland military personnel of World War I
Royal Newfoundland Regiment soldiers
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