Miawpukek First Nation is a Mi'kmaq First Nations band government in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with a registered population of 834 living on-reserve as of September 2019, with another 2,223 living off-reserve.[1] They control the reserve of Samiajij Miawpukek in Bay d'Espoir on the island of Newfoundland. It was formerly known as Conne River until the 1980s.[5] Samiajij Miawpukek was established as a federal Indian reserve in 1987, the first in Newfoundland and Labrador. In 1991, Miawpukek was one of the poorest communities in Atlantic Canada. Due in part to increased education of its members, it has gone on to become the most well-off First Nation in Atlantic Canada after Membertou.[6][7]
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People | Miꞌkmaq |
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Headquarters | Samiajij Miawpukek |
Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
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Reserve(s) | Samiajij Miawpukek
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Land area | 28.39 km2 |
Population (2019)[1] | |
On reserve | 834 |
Off reserve | 2223 |
Total population | 3057 |
Government[1] | |
Chief | Mi'sel Joe |
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Website | |
mfngov.ca |
Samiajij Miawpukek | |
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Indian reserve | |
Samiajij Miawpukek Indian Reserve | |
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Coordinates: 47°52′0″N 55°44′37″W | |
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Settled | 1822[2] |
Recognition under the Indian Act | 1987[2] |
Government | |
• Chief | Mi'sel Joel[3] |
• Federal MP | Clifford Small (CPC) |
• Provincial MHA | Elvis Loveless (LIB) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 953 |
Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time Zone) |
Area code | 709 |
GNBC Code | ACPWX[4] |
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The powwow, started in 1996, is held every year.[8]
In 2019, the Miawpukek First Nation opened the "Cannabis Boutique", which they claim is "the first Indigenous-owned and -operated marijuana store in Newfoundland".[9]
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