Noah Augustine, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian Aboriginal chief
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Place of Birth: New Brunswick, Canada
About Noah Augustine
- Noah Christian Augustine (February 10, 1971 – November 13, 2010) was a former Chief of Metepenagiag Mi'kmaq Nation and prominent native activist in Canada, a founding member of the Native Loggers Business Association, president of the Union of New Brunswick Indians, co-chairman of the Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs and co-founder of the New Brunswick First Nations and Business Liaison Group.Augustine was a grandson of Joseph Augustine and he first gained national prominence by leading the fight for aboriginal logging rights.
- He was a controversial figure, once charged with murder but found not guilty in the September 19, 1998 death of Bruce Barnaby, a resident of Eel Ground First Nation.In 2004, Augustine was elected as Chief of Metepenagiag, serving until 2010 when he lost reelection to Freeman Ward.
- Later in 2010, Augustine died when his truck left the road, striking a tree.
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police investigators suggested that speed and alcohol contributed to the accident.
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