Miawpukek First Nation

Samiajij Miawpukek
Indian reserve
Samiajij Miawpukek Indian Reserve
Samiajij Miawpukek
Coordinates: 47°52′0″N 55°44′37″W / 47.86667°N 55.74361°W / 47.86667; -55.74361Coordinates: 47°52′0″N 55°44′37″W / 47.86667°N 55.74361°W / 47.86667; -55.74361
Country  Canada
Province  Newfoundland and Labrador
Settled 1822[1]
Recognition under the Indian Act 1987[2]
Government
 • Chief Mi'sel Joel[3]
 • Federal MP Scott Simms (L)
 • Provincial MHA Tracey Perry (PC)
Population (2013)
 • Total 862
Time zone UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time Zone)
Area code(s) 709
GNBC Code ACPWX[4]

Miawpukek First Nation is a Mi'kmaq First Nations band government in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with a registered population of 862 living on-reserve as of March 2013, with another 2,066 living off-reserve.[5] 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. 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]

An attraction for visitors is the annual powwow, started in 1995 and held every year.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mfngov.ca/about-miawpukek/
  2. ↑ http://www.mfngov.ca/about-miawpukek/
  3. ↑ http://www.mfngov.ca/contacts/
  4. ↑ "Samiajij Miawpukek". Natural Resources Canada. October 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, First Nation Detail Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ 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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