Miawpukek First Nation

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Miawpukek First Nation
Band No. 47
Miawpukek First Nation logo.png
People Miꞌkmaq
Headquarters Samiajij Miawpukek
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Land [1]
Reserve(s)
Land area28.39 km2
Population (2023) [1]
On reserve836
On other land2
Off reserve2263
Total population3101
Government [1]
ChiefBrad Benoit
Council
  • Vice Chief Shayne McDonald
Website
mfngov.ca
Samiajij Miawpukek
Samiajij Miawpukek Indian Reserve
Miawpukek First Nation.jpg
Canada Newfoundland and Labrador location map 2.svg
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Samiajij Miawpukek
Coordinates: 47°52′0″N55°44′37″W / 47.86667°N 55.74361°W / 47.86667; -55.74361
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
ProvinceFlag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador
Settled1822 [2]
Recognition under the Indian Act1987 [2]
Government
  ChiefMi'sel Joel [3]
  Federal MP Clifford Small (CPC)
  Provincial MHA Elvis Loveless (LIB)
Population
 (2023)
  Total836
Time zone UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time Zone)
Area code 709
GNBC CodeACPWX [4]
Highways NL Route 365.svg Route 365

Miawpukek First Nation is a Mi'kmaq First Nations band government in Conne River, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with a registered population of 836 living on-reserve as of May 2023, with another 2,265 living off-reserve. [5] [6] They control the reserve of Samiajij Miawpukek in Bay d'Espoir on the island of Newfoundland. It was formerly known as Conne River Indian Reserve until the mid-1980s. [7] 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. [8] [9]

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Attractions

The powwow, started in 1996, is held every year. [10]

In 2019, the Miawpukek First Nation opened the "Cannabis Boutique", which they claim is "the first Indigenous-owned and -operated marijuana store in Newfoundland". [11]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "About Miawpukek". Miawpukek Mi'kamawey Mawi'omi. Retrieved Oct 16, 2020.
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  5. "Postal Address". Canada Post. Retrieved Jun 23, 2023.
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  8. Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (2016-02-08). "Well-Being in First Nations Communities, 1981-2011 - Full Report". The Community Well-Being (CWB) Index.
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