mee-AWP-oo-kek | Miawpukek First Nation

Miawpukek First Nation is an Indigenous community with a rich Mi'kmaq heritage, located on the south coast of Newfoundland.

POPULATION

3,149

Rank #95 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

28.4 KM²

Rank #286 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

06/04/2026

Term Expiration

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Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-07-31 22:22:42 UTC

Name

Miawpukek (ISC Code: 47)

Former Names

Conne River Band

Band Style

First Nation

Cultural Area

Newfoundland and Labrador

Indigenous Language

Mi'kmaq

Number of Registered Members

3149

Band Website

http://www.mfngov.ca/

Phone Number

(709) 882-2470

Fax Number

(709) 882-2292

Address

PO Box10, 50 Miawpueke Drive, Conne River, NL

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

BRAD BENOIT

Term Expires

06/04/2026

Number of Council Members

BRAD BENOIT

Chief

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YVONNE JOHN

Councillor

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MIKE DREW

Councillor

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FERNANDO JEDDORE

Councillor

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SUSAN HILL

Councillor

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BARRY JOE

Councillor

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FRANK BENOIT

Vice Chief

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

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Band Financial Statements

2024 - Report Not Available

2023 - Audited consolidated financial statements

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2013 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2011 - Miawpukek20112012.pdf

2009 - Miawpukek20092010.pdf

2008 - Miawpukek20082009.pdf

2007 - Miawpukek20072008.pdf

2006 - Miawpukek20062007.pdf

2005 - Miawpukek20052006.pdf

2004 - Miawpukek20042005.pdf

2003 - Miawpukek20032004.pdf

2002 - Miawpukek20022003.pdf

2001 - Miawpukek20012002.pdf

Band Council Remuneration

2024 - Report Not Available

2023 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2022 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2021 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2020 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2019 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2018 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2017 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2016 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2015 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2014 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2013 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

Band Owned Corporations

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Laws, Bylaws, and Codes

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Intergovernmental Agreements

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Active Court Cases

No active court cases at this time.

Downloadable Court Records

Miawpukek Band Order

Miawpukek First Nation v. Howse

Miawpukek Band v Ind-Rec Highway Services Ltd

Wetzel v. Miawpukek Indian Band

Wetzel v. Miawpukek Band

Miawpukek Indian Band v. Newfoundland (Minister of Finance)

Richardson Greenshields of Canada v. Miawpukek Bank

Miawpukek First Nation v. Howse

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 6068
SAMIAJIJ MIAWPUKEK
2839.0 Hectares
224 KM S OF/DE GANDER
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News Coverage Summary

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Media Reports

“You have to change your Ode to Newfoundland”: Mi’sel Joe

Red Indian Lake name change not a done deal after all

'Largest ever' sunrise ceremony in St. John's marks start of Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations

Visiting Aboriginal Elders

‘Transformational’: More Indigenous communities taking the lead in Canadian oil and gas

Rich diversity

N.L. First Nations calling for halt to non-essential travel within province

Miawpukek First Nation’s Chief Mi’sel Joe retires

'We won': Indigenous group in Canada scoops up billion dollar seafood firm

Why Newfoundland’s South Coast Fjords Are Sacred to Indigenous Communities

Purchase Of Canadian Seafood Company Marks 'New Chapter' For Indigenous Coalition

Titanic expedition a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for these Indigenous artists from N.L.

Miawpukek First Nation chief says high number of band members in Qalipu a good thing

Secrets of Beothuk DNA Studied Through Miawpukek First Nation, Terra Nova Genomics Partnership

Hundreds attend powwow in Conne River

Reinventing the Beothuk narrative: how genetics has raised thorny issues of history, culture and Indigenous identity

Purchase Of Canadian Seafood Company Marks 'New Chapter' For Indigenous Coalition

New documentary series focuses on Indigenous experiences in Newfoundland and Labrador

A historic deal closes and new chapter begins for Indigenous people in Atlantic Canada’s fishery

First Nations chief calls $1-billion Clearwater deal a 'generational acquisition'

'I'll get to spend more time on the land doing the things I've always wanted to do for the community': Miawpukek First Nation's Chief Mi'sel Joe announces retirement

Miawpukek First Nation to study genetic links with ancient Beothuk

Seven sacred teachings: NL Indigenous artist uses painting to pass down knowledge

New documentary series focuses on Indigenous experiences in Newfoundland and Labrador

Lobster giant partially owned by Indigenous bands delivering higher sales and profits

Miawpukek First Nation Signs MOU for Southwest Coast Hydrogen Project

Province, Indigenous Groups Sign MOU to Protect South Coast Fjords

Indigenous Groups to Skip Premier’s Roundtable

Landmark reconciliation agreement reached in the Arctic Surf Clam fishery

Calibre Mining awards inaugural First Nation scholarship to Newfoundland students

Handcrafted birch bark canoe brought from Newfoundland for National Aboriginal Day celebrations

Man charged with first degree murder of Newfoundland Indigenous woman

The Majestic Lawn in Corner Brook hosts Qalipu First Nation’s National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations

Indigenous leader calls on N.L. to apologize for province’s union with Canada

Miawpukek First Nation Artwork to be Installed at Confederation Building

Miawpukek artist says seeing painting hang in Confederation Building is special

Miawpukek powwow captured in latest Indigenous artwork hanging in N.L. legislature

Government to Honour Indigenous Culture with Unveiling of Miawpukek First Nation Artwork

Miawpukek powwow captured in latest Indigenous artwork hanging in N.L. legislature

New Indigenous performing arts board has slate of summer shows ahead

Purchase Of Canadian Seafood Company Marks 'New Chapter' For Indigenous Coalition

How the O’Learys and 20,000 other Newfoundlanders were declared Mi’kmaq

Potlotek one of first Atlantic Indigenous communities to launch garden initiative

Seafaring careers

Miawpukek First Nation opens new fire hall

Indigenous woman's death deemed suspicious: Newfoundland RCMP

Miawpukek First Nation Holding First Powwow in Two Years

Ottawa backs request for return of Beothuk remains from Scotland

Amazing Race Canada competitors include three First Nations members

Mi’kmaw First Nations in NL concerned over the cod fishery policy change

N.L Indigenous groups uniting to bid on Arctic surf clam licence

Mi’kma’ki : Gwitna’q (Go By Canoe)

The answer is blowing in the wind: Miawpukek First Nation ready to hype hydrogen as German chancellor arrives in Port au Port | PNI Atlantic News

'Mi'kma'ki' is a new series about the Indigenous experience in communities across Newfoundland and Labrador

Emotional reception in Miawpukek for new documentary that immortalizes historic hunger strike

First Nations woman on winning team for latest season of The Amazing Race Canada

Miawpukek Chief Offers Apology as Leaders Pause Renaming of Red Indian Lake

Human Rights and Reconciliation: Indigenous Child Welfare - MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance

Qalipu chief Brendan Mitchell says Assembly of First Nations membership a huge moment for western Newfoundland-based band

Qalipu Mi'kmaw identity debate leaves those impacted looking for self-determined solutions

Miawpukek First Nations 25th Annual Powwow Kicks Off Tonight

Ceremony Held to Celebrate Miawpukek: The Middle River Exhibit on West Coast

Newfoundland First Nations get regional chief seat on AFN executive but concerns raised in assembly

Miawpukek Horizon Partners with Students on Ice Foundation for Youth Exploration Opportunities

Shining a positive light: Wendell Collier turns his high-profile lens towards Indigenous traditions in his native province

Miawpukek First Nation opens new $5M community fire hall

A seafood empire and a court battle over Trudeau's push for Indigenous reconciliation

Miawpukek First Nation Chief Mise’l Joe Announces Retirement

First Nations partner with B.C. company in $1B purchase of Clearwater Seafoods

After Queen Elizabeth's death, Indigenous leaders in N.L. reflect on her legacy

Historic deal closes: Premium Brands, Indigenous Group complete bid to buy Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated

The long road to recognition for the Qalipu Mi’kmaq

Chief Nonosabasut’s skull restored to Canada after 200 years

Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation celebrates acceptance into Assembly of First Nations

In Conne River, an eagle feather is a great gift — and a great responsibility

Scotland to return remains of now-extinct Newfoundland First Nation

Miawpukek chief leads effort to have Beothuk skulls returned from Scottish museum

Uncovered petroglyphs considered first Indigenous carvings found in Newfoundland

Man charged with first-degree murder of Newfoundland Indigenous woman

Red Indian Lake name change not a done deal after all

Fortescue Future Industries Signs MOU with Miawpukek First Nation for Proposed Hydrogen Project on Southwest Coast

Conne River gets bigger with deal for roadside motel in central Newfoundland

Conne River opens Indigenous-owned cannabis store after green light from community

Chantel John identified by Miawpukek First Nation as woman killed in Conne River

Newfoundland’s Mi’kmaq eye future with natural gas partnership

How Conne River's Miawpukek First Nation brought back birchbark canoe building

Government of Canada, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Miawpukek First Nation, Qalipu First Nation, and the town of Burgeo will work together to assess the feasibility of creating a new national marine conservation area

'Don't tell them you're from Conne River': Miawpukek's first doctor finds calling in St. John's

The Rooms reviewing exhibit referring to Beothuk people as 'Indians'

Miawpukek chief calls remarks at heart of Byrne-Dinn spat 'racist'

NL Indigenous Youth learn of WWI legacy on the Trail of Caribou Pilgrimage

Federal loan program touted as way to advance economic reconciliation

Mi'kmaq-owned partnership in Clearwater Seafoods deal a 'benefit for everybody'

Government of Canada Congratulates Miawpukek First Nation on Opening of New School

Miawpukek First Nation to gift traditional birch bark canoe to The Canadian Canoe Museum

WATCH: Miawpukek chief talks about new Demasduit Regional Museum

Statue of Chantel John a memorial to all missing and murdered Indigenous women, says artist

New statue unveiled in remembrance of Beothuk on Confederation Hill

Indigenous petroglyphs found for 1st time in Newfoundland

'Their spirits can be at peace': Mi'kmaq chief reflects on long journey to repatriate Beothuk remains

First Nations groups to participate in project to capitalize on liquefied natural gas

What is restorative justice? On this First Nation, a tool to keep youth out of court

Miawpukek First Nation to study genetic links with ancient Beothuk

Mi'sel Joe retiring as administrative chief of Miawpukek First Nation

How a desperate hunger strike paved the way for a brighter future in Miawpukek

A multigenerational women's choir is helping this community heal from within

Stone in the road

Premier Furey, Minister Reid and Indigenous Leaders Commemorate History of Beothuk During Unveiling Ceremonies at Confederation Building - News Releases

Powwow in pictures: Photos from the 24th annual Miawpukek First Nation Powwow

Miawpukek Powwow is an event for everyone, says Chief Mi'sel Joe

Violent opposition to Mi'kmaw fishery 'nothing new,' N.L. chief says

Titanic expedition a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for these Indigenous artists from N.L.

New residency to send Indigenous artists to site of Titanic wreckage

Matters of Common Interest Discussed at Premier-Indigenous Leaders’ Roundtable

Memorial University silent over Timmons, as Miawpukek chief and others wait for next step

The Government of Canada and Miawpukek First Nation in Newfoundland and Labrador take first steps toward a new Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area

Miawpukek First Nation

Miawpukek Horizon Joins Forces With EverWind Fuels to Advance Atlantic Canadian Green Energy Hub

Grant supports food security and mental well-being in Miawpukek First Nation

Identifying nutrition issues among Miawpukek youth

Q&A: Mi'kmaw filmmaker Noel Joe speaks about his own decades-long reconciliation efforts

Miawpukek First Nation opens new fire hall

FNMPC and Miawpukek First Nation will work together to

2023 Premier-Indigenous Leaders’ Roundtable

First Nations woman on winning team for latest season of The Amazing Race Canada

South coast fjords could soon be protected marine area, Miawpukek First Nation says

Newdock Acquired by Indigenous Partnership: Membertou, Qalipu First Nations, and Horizon Naval Engineering

Miawpukek First Nation improves fire safety with new $5 million fire hall in the community

Why Newfoundland’s South Coast Fjords Are Sacred to Indigenous Communities

Academic Research

Traditional knowledge and land use: building research relationships with a rural Ktaqmkuk Mi'kmaw community

Traditions in a colonized world: Two realities of a First Nation

" We Fight with Dignity": The Miawpukek Mi'kmaq Quest for Aboriginal Rights in Newfoundland

Investigating the restoration of the Mi'kmaq language and culture on the First Nations reserve of Miawpukek

The Return of Mi'kmaq to Living Tradition

12 Routes of Colonial Racism: Travelling Narratives of European Progress and Indigenous Extinction in Pre-Confederation Newfoundland

Evolving governance: a comparative case study explaining positive self-government outcomes for Nunatsiavut government and the Miawpukek First Nation

Exploring the development and impact of an Olympic wrestling sport program in Miawpukek Mi'kamawey Mawi'omi (Miawpukek First Nation): A case study

Miawpukek Mi'kmawey Mawio'mi Conne River, First Nation: A Case Study of Promising Practices for Access to Post-Secondary Education

1 Good and Bad Indians: Romanticizing the Beothuk and Denigrating the Mi'kmaq

Being and becoming Indian: Mi'kmaw cultural revival in the western Newfoundland Region'

Traditions in a colonized world: Two realities of a First Nation

Miawpukek Mi'kmawey Mawio'mi Conne River, First Nation: A Case Study of Promising Practices for Access to Post-Secondary Education

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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