Prote Poker was the present Utshmau or chief of the Mushuau Innu First Nation

Mushuau Innu First Nation

The Mushuau Innu First Nation is located in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The First Nation has one reserve, it has an area of roughly 43 square kilometres, centred around the community of Natuashish since 2002, when they moved from the prior community of Davis Inlet.The...

 in the Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 province of Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

 between 2007 and 2010. He was selected by the Mushuau Innuin May 2007, replacing Utshmau Simon Pokue

Simon Pokue

Simon Pokue was the Utshmau or chief of the Mushuau Innu First Nation in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador from May 2004 until May 2007, when he was replaced by Utshmau Prote Poker. He was elected as deputy chief in March 2010.-References:...

. He championed an alcohol ban in the community, which was approved in 2008. He was defeated by Simeon Tshakapesh when he ran for re-election in March 2010. He and others later launched a lawsuit alleging that the election was tainted, including the use of alcohol to buy votes. Tshakapesnsh denied the allegations.