Donald Marshall Sr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetDonald Marshall Sr.
Canadian aboriginal chief
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Place of Birth: Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
About Donald Marshall Sr.
- Donald Joseph Marshall Sr.
- (May 28, 1925 - August 25, 1991) was a Grand Chief of the Mi'kmaq who lived at Membertou First Nation near Sydney, Nova Scotia.
- He served as Grand Chief for 27 years.
- from 1964 until his death in 1991.
- His son, Donald Marshall Jr., was wrongly convicted of murder and rose to prominence again as the primary petitioner in the landmark Supreme Court of Canada case of R.
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- Marshall [1999] 3 SCR 45 regarding native fishing rights.
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