Gabriel Sylliboy, a late grand chief of the Mi'kmaq, was convicted for hunting out of season in 1927. Sylliboy appealed the ruling in court, citing treaty rights but the courts ruled against him.

A unique ceremony Thursday will pardon and honour a Mi'kmaq grand chief who passed away in the 1960s, decades after he was convicted of illegal hunting.

Nova Scotia will grant a posthumous pardon Thursday to the first elected Mi'kmaq grand chief who became a passionate advocate for treaty rights after being convicted of illegal hunting.