Miawpukek First Nation

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.[6] 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. [7][8]

Miawpukek First Nation
Band No. 47
PeopleMiꞌkmaq
HeadquartersSamiajij Miawpukek
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
Land[1]
Reserve(s)
Samiajij Miawpukek
Land area28.39 km2
Population (2019)[1]
On reserve834
Off reserve2223
Total population3057
Government[1]
ChiefMi'sel Joe
Council
  • Vice Chief Shayne McDonald
Website
mfngov.ca
Samiajij Miawpukek
Indian reserve
Samiajij Miawpukek Indian Reserve
Samiajij Miawpukek
Coordinates: 47°52′0″N 55°44′37″W
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Settled1822[2]
Recognition under the Indian Act1987[3]
Government
 • ChiefMi'sel Joel[4]
 • Federal MPScott Simms (L)
 • Provincial MHAElvis Loveless (LIB)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total862
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time Zone)
Area code(s)709
GNBC CodeACPWX[5]
Highways Route 365

Attractions

The powwow, started in 1995, is held every year.[9]

In 2019, the Miawpukek First Nation opened the "Cannabis Boutique", which they claim is "the first Indigenous-owned and -operated marijuana store in Newfoundland".[10]

See also

References
  1. "First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. http://www.mfngov.ca/about-miawpukek/
  3. http://www.mfngov.ca/about-miawpukek/
  4. http://www.mfngov.ca/contacts/
  5. "Samiajij Miawpukek". Natural Resources Canada. October 6, 2016.
  7. Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (2016-02-08). "Well-Being in First Nations Communities, 1981-2011 - Full Report". The Community Well-Being (CWB) Index.
  10. "Conne River Opens Indigenous-owned Cannabis Store After Green Light from Community". CBC News. April 5, 2019.


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