St._Mary's_First_Nation

St. Mary's First Nation

St. Mary's First Nation

Place in New Brunswick, Canada

For the First Nation in British Columbia, see St. Mary's First Nation (British Columbia).

St. Mary's Band or St. Mary's First Nation (Malecite-Passamaquoddy: Sitansisk Wolastoqiyik)[2] is one of six Wolastoqiyik or Maliseet Nations on the Saint John River in Canada.

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The St. Mary's Band lands comprise two reserves (Saint Mary's # 24, 1 ha; Devon # 30, 131.5 ha). The Saint Mary's reserve, established in 1867, lies on the northeast bank of the Saint John River, opposite downtown Fredericton. A second, larger reserve, purchased in 1929, lies 3 km NNE of the St. Mary's reservation. Recent (2002) acquisitions have expanded the reserve lands to 308 ha. Roughly half the members of the St. Mary's First Nation reside on the reserve lands.[1][3][4][5]

The founding of the 1867 Reserve is attributed to Gabriel Acquin, a Maliseet hunter, guide and interpreter.

References

  1. [1]
    , Indian and Northern Affairs, retrieved January 30, 2015.
  2. [2]
    St. Mary’s Wolastoqiyik
  3. [3]
    "Expanded Land Base for Saint Mary's First Nation". Archived from the original on May 20, 2006.,
  4. [4]
    Archived 2011-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, St. Mary's First Nation, retrieved September 7, 2008.
  5. [5]
    "Querying Geographical Names of Canada". Archived from the original on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-09-08., Geographical Names of Canada, retrieved September 7, 2008.


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