In addition to the district councils, the Mꞌikmaq have been traditionally governed by a Grand Council or "Santé Mawiómi". The Grand Council was composed of "Keptinaq" ("captains" in English), who were the district chiefs. There were also elders, the "putús" (wampum belt readers and historians, who also dealt with the treaties with the non-natives and other Native tribes), the women's council, and the grand chief. The grand chief was a title given to one of the district chiefs, who was usually from the Miꞌkmaw district of Unamáki or Cape Breton Island. This title was hereditary within a clan and usually passed on to the grand chief's eldest son.