Benjamin Kji Saqamaw Sylliboy (March 2, 1941 – November 30, 2017) was a Grand Chief of the Miꞌkmaq who lived at the We’koqma’q First Nation in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
[1] Sylliboy was born at the Whycocomagh reserve on Cape Breton, Canada, on 2 March 1941.
In 1968, he was elected as an ambassador (Keptin) from his community and in 1970 an Indian Act Band Councillor.
[2] Sylliboy died on November 30, 2017, in Sydney, Cape Breton at age 76.
In 1993, Nova Scotia Premier John Savage and Mi’kmaw Grand Chief Ben Sylliboy declared October as the official month to recognize and celebrate Miꞌkmaq culture and heritage in Nova Scotia.