. "Mi'kmaq leader" . . . . "Jean Baptiste Cope (Kopit in Mi\u2019kmaq meaning \u2018beaver\u2019) was also known as Major Cope, a title he was probably given from the French military, the highest rank given to Mi\u2019kmaq. Cope was the sakamaw (chief) of the Mi'kmaq people of Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia (Indian Brook 14, Nova Scotia/ Mi\u2019kma'ki). He maintained close ties with the Acadians along the Bay of Fundy, speaking French and being Catholic."@en . . "Major Cope"@en . . "Cope, Jean-Baptiste"@en . . . . . "Jean-Baptiste Cope"@en . . .