Potlotek First Nation

Mi'kmaw community in northeastern Nova Scotia

Chapel Island, from which the First Nation takes its name.

Potlotek First Nation, also known as Chapel Island,[1] is a Mi'kmaq community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Richmond County. As of August 2023, the First Nation has approximately 837 band members living on and off reserve.[2]

## Composition

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Chapel Island First Nation is composed of two parts as shown:

Community | Area | Location | Population | Date established

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Chapel Island 5 | 592.5 hectares (1,464 acres) | 69 km. southwest of Sydney | 837 | July 1, 1792
Malagawatch 4 (1/5 share) | 661.3 hectares (1,634 acres) | 62 km. southwest of Sydney | 0 | August 2, 1833

## References

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1. ^ Indian and Northern Affairs Canada "First Nation Detail"
2. ^ Registered population

## External links

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* Official website
* FirstVoices Mi'kmaw Community Portal

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Mi'kmaq people

Culture|

* Glooscap
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History|

* Burnt Church Crisis
* Dummer's War
* Father Le Loutre's War
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* 2020 lobster dispute
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* Mi'kma'ki
* Northeast Coast campaign
* Siege of Grand Pré
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Government|

* Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq
* Grand Council
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* Tripartite Forum
* Wabanaki Confederacy

Law &
Treaties|

* Indian Act
* Peace and Friendship Treaties
* Treaty of 1752
* Treaty of Watertown

Bands|

* Abegweit
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* Mi'kmaq Nation
* Membertou
* Metepenagiag
* Millbrook
* Paq'tnkek
* Pictou Landing
* Potlotek
* Sipekne'katik
* Wagmatcook
* Waycobah

People|

* Benjamin Sylliboy
* Christiana Morris
* Daniel N. Paul
* Donald Marshall Jr.
* Donald Marshall Sr.
* Elsie Charles Basque
* Gabriel Sylliboy
* Henri Membertou
* Jacques-Pierre Peminuit Paul
* Jean-Baptiste Cope
* Joe Mike Augustine
* John Denny Jr.
* Mattie Mitchell
* Noel Jeddore
* Norman Sylliboy
* Rita Joe

* Category:Mi'kmaq
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* See also: First Nations in Canada

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First Nations in Nova Scotia

* Acadia
* Annapolis Valley
* Bear River
* Eskasoni
* Glooscap
* Membertou
* Millbrook
* Paq'tnkek
* Pictou Landing
* Potlotek
* Sipekne'katik
* Wagmatcook
* Waycobah

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International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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