Miawpukek First Nation
Band No. 47

People| Miꞌkmaq
Headquarters| Samiajij Miawpukek
Province| Newfoundland and Labrador
Land[1]
Reserve(s)|

Samiajij Miawpukek

Land area| 28.39 km2
Population (2023)[1]
On reserve| 836
On other land| 2
Off reserve| 2263
Total population| 3101
Government[1]
Chief| Brad Benoit
Council|

* Vice Chief Frank Benoit

Website
mfngov.ca

Indian reserve in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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; -55.74361
Country|  Canada
Province|  Newfoundland and Labrador
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

(2023)

• Total

| 836
Time zone| UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time Zone)
Area code| 709
GNBC Code| ACPWX[4]
Highways|  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]

## Attractions

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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]

## See also

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* List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
* List of Indian reserves in Canada
* Noel Jeddore
* Peter Jeddore

## References

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1. ^ "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
2. ^ a b "About Miawpukek". Miawpukek Mi'kamawey Mawi'omi. Retrieved Oct 16, 2020.
3. ^ "Contacts". Miawpukek Mi'kamawey Mawi'omi. Retrieved Oct 16, 2020.
4. ^ "Samiajij Miawpukek". Natural Resources Canada. October 6, 2016.
5. ^ "Postal Address". Canada Post. Retrieved Jun 23, 2023.
6. ^ "Registered Population". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved Jun 23, 2023.
7. ^ "Mi'kmaw History - Post Contact Timeline". Mikmaw Spirit. Retrieved Oct 16, 2020.
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.
9. ^ Bartlett, Geoff (Sep 20, 2017). "New Conne River school opens, includes dentist office and daycare". CBC News. Retrieved Oct 16, 2020.
10. ^ "Hundreds attend powwow in Conne River". CBC News. Jul 7, 2018. Retrieved Oct 16, 2020.
11. ^ "Conne River Opens Indigenous-owned Cannabis Store After Green Light from Community". CBC News. April 5, 2019.

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