Wagmatcook First Nation

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Wagmatcook First Nation is a band of Mi'kmaq people in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. As of 2016, the registered population is 537. [1] It includes the Margaree 25 reserve.

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  1. "Registered Population". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

Coordinates: 46°04′26″N60°54′54″W / 46.074°N 60.915°W / 46.074; -60.915