Saqamaw

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A saqamaw (plural saqamaq) is a "chief" of a local Mi'kmaq First Nation Community in Quebec, Canada, Maine, United States, Newfoundland, New Brunswick or Nova Scotia.

Translated into English, it can mean:

• gentleman
• chief
• man of high rank
• big shot

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• http://www.mikmaqonline.org/servlet/words/lnu_saqamaw.html