relations death_date tribe birth_place birth_date article_title name
grandfather of noah augustine january 14 , 1995 leader nation and historian of the metepenagiag mi ` kmaq big cove march 16 , 1911 joe mike augustine
 joseph michael augustine
joe mike augustine

`` for the american ice hockey coach , see joe augustine '' joseph michael augustine -lrb- march 16 , 1911 -- january 14 , 1995 -rrb- was a native leader and historian of the metepenagiag mi ` kmaq nation .
he discovered the augustine mound , which bears his name .
born at big cove , joseph augustine moved as a youth to the red bank reserve -lrb- now known as metepenagiag -rrb- , and learned the mi ` kmaq language and many traditions from his father .
he was a logger , trapper , basket maker , and ultimately a leader in the metepenagiag community .
he was elected as chief -lrb- 1952 -- 54 and 1956 -- 58 -rrb- and band councillor -lrb- 1960 -- 64 and 1966 -- 72 -rrb- .
he later gained prominence for his discovery of the augustine mound and oxbow national historic sites , a trove of artifacts dating back more than 3000 years .
for his discovery he was awarded the 1988 minister 's award for heritage .
joseph augustine was the grandfather of noah augustine .
