Pejipjekaq | Fort Folly Mi'kmaq

Fort Folly First Nation is a federally recognized Mi'kmaq community situated in Dorchester, New Brunswick, with a rich cultural heritage and traditional lands in the Maritime region.

POPULATION

141

Rank #613 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

0.6 KM²

Rank #578 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

11/23/2025

Term Expiration

Conflict Score

Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-08-05 18:57:50 UTC

Name

Fort Folly (ISC Code: 9)

Former Names

Fort Folly Band, Fort Folly Indian Reserve

Band Style

Mi'kmaq

Cultural Area

Maritime Provinces

Indigenous Language

Mi'kmaq

Number of Registered Members

141

Band Website

Not Available

Phone Number

(506) 379-3400

Fax Number

(506) 379-3408

Address

PO Box 1007, Dorchester, NB

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

REBECCA KNOCKWOOD

Term Expires

11/23/2025

Number of Council Members

REBECCA KNOCKWOOD

Chief

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📞 Phone not available

JOLYNE KNOCKWOOD

Councillor

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MIKE KNOCKWOOD

Councillor

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

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Band Financial Statements

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Band Council Remuneration

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2022 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

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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

Dion Entertainment v. Fort Folly Economic Development et al.

Dion Entertainment Corp. v. Fort Folly Economic Development Corporation Inc.

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 6014
FORT FOLLY 1
56.1 Hectares
1.6 SE/SE OF/DE DORCHESTER
[45.89033449999999, -64.4977991]

News Coverage Summary

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Media Reports

District ‘pushing hard’ to open new Moncton school on time

Chignecto Naturalists’ Club – Fort Folly First Nation Field Trip, Trail Walk

Sackville plans to commemorate 250th anniversary of Yorkshire immigration next year

Eight women honoured with newly named trails in Dieppe, N.B.

Anglophone East hires Elsipogtog elder in new advisory role

Words and Culture

Fort Folly lends a helping hand to inner Bay of Fundy Atlantic salmon

Fort Folly First Nation leads record release of endangered Atlantic salmon

Knockwood on Mi’gmaq title claim: ‘It’s about time we asserted our rights’

Amlamgog's first ever youth powwow happens this Saturday on Truth and Reconciliation day

Fort Folly grows their annual youth powwow; and reflections on Grace Annie Lockhart's historic first

Fort Folly First Nation attempts to bring back Mi'kmaq language

Dorchester Cape salt marsh going into conservation trust, but project faces challenges acquiring developable coastal lands

‘It heals your heart’: Chief Knockwood on the joy of the Amlamgog Youth Powwow

Exploring Indigenous-led distributed energy systems in New Brunswick

‘Fed up’ with student services at Mt A, group takes their concerns to Board of Regents

Mi'kmaq First Nations sue New Brunswick over forestry strategy

“Something like this fills your heart with joy”: Membertou regalia lending library established in Shaylene Johnson's honour

This Major Effort To Restore Atlantic Salmon Involves A Company That Raises The Fish For Food

Many of Canada’s National Parks Now Honor First Nations Peoples

Fort Folly youth powwow returns, with bingo and BBQ fundraisers to support its growing vision

Atlantic Salmon recovery takes a regional approach

Petitcodiac Riverkeeper group proposes name for new bridge between Moncton and Riverview

The thrill of a returning salmon, back from near-extinction

Mi'kmaw designer makes gown with birchbark bodice, hopes to motivate youth to learn about culture

DFO invests 1.7M for artificial reefs in Miramichi Bay

Nude statues at jail B&B stir controversy in Dorchester

Fort Folly Chief Knockwood and Sackville Mayor Higham to fight cuts to hospital services

This blood-sucking species is invading Lake Erie in increasing numbers

Local environmental research group brings in 'nasty looking' catch

Andrew Black enters Tantramar mayoralty race

Unique program offers day treatment for addiction issues in Moncton area

Habitat recovery program hand-delivers salmon to Petitcodiac River

Amherst students take a stand in memory of missing, murdered Indigenous women

Salmon Soaring at Parks Canada

“Like night and day”: First Nations in New Brunswick hopeful for negotiations with Liberal government

Good news for salmon recovery in Petitcodiac River

Mi’kmaq Community Launches Microgrid Challenge to Cut Emissions, Boost Energy Security

NB Power forges another historic partnership with First Nations

First Nation challenges wind farm project

Meet the 3 Indigenous candidates in Atlantic Canada running in the Oct. 21 federal election

There Are Two Versions of the Story of How the U.S. Purchased Alaska From Russia

Shaping Tomorrow’s Energy: Amlamgog First Nation Calls for Microgrid Solutions

Stone flakes found during archaeological dig in Moncton

Chief Rebecca Knockwood on the decision to leave NB's all-parties working group on TRC calls to action

Amlamgog launches Mi’kmaq audio interpretation on Muin Medicine Trail

'Divide and conquer:' Higgs government signs another First Nation deal

Nick Lees: Book chronicling Fort Edmonton history part of foundation's 50th anniversary

Fundy Park prioritizes climate action, Indigenous partnerships in plan

Groups fight Bay du Nord approval in court

Mi’gmaq communities take N.B. to court over title assertion

Salmon Soaring at Parks Canada

Atlantic Salmon recovery takes a regional approach

Chief who's highly critical of Higgs signs $18.8M deal with province

UPDATED: First Nation group partner with NB Power on 25-megawatt, six-turbine wind energy project near Sussex

North Shore Mi'kmaq Tribal Council announces Sovereign Wealth Fund, Nikutik LP

New Brunswick elections: New revenue sharing agreements for First Nations on the table

New First Nations child welfare agency aims to reverse decades of children being seized

Mi'kmaq group working to turn former RCI site into reserve land

Fort Folly among more than 250 Indigenous communities that experienced long-term water advisories

Amlamgog First Nation to receive millions from province, but more is needed: chief

Fort Folly Habitat Recovery targeting Bay of Fundy salmon

TransAlta completes New Brunswick wind-farm expansion

N.B. spends $3.6M on Mi’kmaq peacekeeping program

Joseph "Joe" Edward Knockwood (1939-2023)

New Brunswick Election – October 21, 2024

Petitcodiac Riverkeeper group proposes name for new bridge between Moncton and Riverview

Friends hit the slopes in ribbon skirt and saree to inspire BIPOC youth in sport

Village of Memramcook pays tribute to Mi’kmaq

Former CEO of Mi'kmaq child welfare agency alleges wrongful dismissal in civil suit

Mt. A. conference discusses Indigenous treaty rights and the legacy of Donald Marshall Jr.

Indigenous groups signs equity agreements with SMR developers

Mi'kmaw chiefs drop plans to sue province over tax-sharing agreements

Indigenous artisans struggle to navigate product pricing

Motion watered down by Aboriginal affairs minister provokes 3 chiefs to quit group

Mi'kmaw community hopes net-zero building reduces carbon footprint and saves money

New arbour in Sioux Valley Dakota Nation collapses 2 weeks before powwow

A rare chance to swim with salmon in New Brunswick

New First Nations child welfare agency looks back on one year of work

Many of Canada’s National Parks Now Honor First Nations Peoples

Fort Folly First Nation Chief Rebecca Knockwood re-elected for second term

Mi’gmaq communities file notice of action against New Brunswick to assert their land rights

4 innovative Indigenous-led clean energy projects

Seventh Generation Culture Camp fosters environmental stewardship and connects Indigenous youth with cultural heritage

Youth from the Mi’kmaw nation offer fun facts about their culture | story | Kids News

Indigenous reserve proposed for former CBC property on Tantramar marsh

Natoaganeg, province sign $18.1M deal, but loss of tax agreement still hurts, chief says

First Nation communities in New Brunswick fight for land rights in landmark title cases

8 Mi'kmaw communities take N.B. to court over title claim

Hundreds of salmon released into Petitcodiac watershed to restore endangered population [video]

Mi'kmaw peacekeepers program launches in 7 N.B. communities

Mi'kmaq and Wolastoqiyik sign declaration to protect Big Salmon River

Former Fort Folly First Nation chief remembered as environmental steward, avid fisher

N.B. Indigenous divers among newest trainees in Canada's ghost-gear retrieval program

First Nations in N.B. among 250 Indigenous communities that experienced long-term water advisories

‘Honouring the spirits of the children’ at Fort Folly sacred fire on the second annual TRC day

Fort Folly First Nation revives Mi'kmaq cultural practices

Reflections on what makes a good powwow

rebecca knockwood Archives

Regalia lending library at Fort Folly First Nation grows with donation from B.C.

Elder leads medicine walk for young minds

Land donation contributes to growing Amlamgog First Nation conservation project

Chief Rebecca Knockwood running for re-election in Fort Folly First Nation election

Fort Folly First Nation makes big switch to solar energy

Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn

Amlamgog First Nation to receive millions from province, but more is needed: chief

Wild salmon return to inner Bay of Fundy following Indigenous-led efforts [audio]

Fort Folly First Nation starts ribbon skirt library

Development agreement signed with Amlamgog First Nation

Indigenous ceremony, release held for 'critically endangered' species in New Brunswick

Academic Research

Stewardship Plan for the Anagance River

The Three-Cornered War: The Union, the Confederacy, and Native Peoples in the Fight for the West

Racial Folly: A Twentieth-Centrury Aboriginal Family

Fort de prairies: The story of Fort Edmonton

Stewardship Plan for the North River

If we build it, they will come: Industrial folly and the fate of Northwest British Columbia

Blood and Ice: Intimacy and Factionalism at Fort Defiance Indian Agency, 1887–1888

Regular and Irregular Indigenous Forces for a Long Irregular War

Competitive struggle: America's western fur trading posts, 1764-1865

Bonnefoy's Folly: Perceptions and Realties of HTE Cherokee at the Crossroads

Fort de prairies: The story of Fort Edmonton

The Three-Cornered War: The Union, the Confederacy, and Native Peoples in the Fight for the West

Competitive struggle: America's western fur trading posts, 1764-1865

Fort de prairies: The story of Fort Edmonton

The Three-Cornered War: The Union, the Confederacy, and Native Peoples in the Fight for the West

Competitive struggle: America's western fur trading posts, 1764-1865

Fort de prairies: The story of Fort Edmonton

The Three-Cornered War: The Union, the Confederacy, and Native Peoples in the Fight for the West

Competitive struggle: America's western fur trading posts, 1764-1865

Fort de prairies: The story of Fort Edmonton

The Three-Cornered War: The Union, the Confederacy, and Native Peoples in the Fight for the West

Competitive struggle: America's western fur trading posts, 1764-1865

Fort de prairies: The story of Fort Edmonton

The Three-Cornered War: The Union, the Confederacy, and Native Peoples in the Fight for the West

Competitive struggle: America's western fur trading posts, 1764-1865

The Plot Against Native America: The Fateful Story of Native American Boarding Schools and the Theft of Tribal Lands

Fort de prairies: The story of Fort Edmonton

The Three-Cornered War: The Union, the Confederacy, and Native Peoples in the Fight for the West

The Plot Against Native America: The Fateful Story of Native American Boarding Schools and the Theft of Tribal Lands

Fort de prairies: The story of Fort Edmonton

The Three-Cornered War: The Union, the Confederacy, and Native Peoples in the Fight for the West

The Plot Against Native America: The Fateful Story of Native American Boarding Schools and the Theft of Tribal Lands

Fort de prairies: The story of Fort Edmonton

The Three-Cornered War: The Union, the Confederacy, and Native Peoples in the Fight for the West

" Mercy as Well as Extremity": Forts, Fences, and Fellow Feeling in New England Settlement

Historical Tribes and Early Forts

The Plot Against Native America: The Fateful Story of Native American Boarding Schools and the Theft of Tribal Lands

Fort de prairies: The story of Fort Edmonton

The Plot Against Native America: The Fateful Story of Native American Boarding Schools and the Theft of Tribal Lands

Fort de prairies: The story of Fort Edmonton

The Three-Cornered War: The Union, the Confederacy, and Native Peoples in the Fight for the West

The Plot Against Native America: The Fateful Story of Native American Boarding Schools and the Theft of Tribal Lands

Fort de prairies: The story of Fort Edmonton

The Three-Cornered War: The Union, the Confederacy, and Native Peoples in the Fight for the West

The Plot Against Native America: The Fateful Story of Native American Boarding Schools and the Theft of Tribal Lands

Fort de prairies: The story of Fort Edmonton

The Three-Cornered War: The Union, the Confederacy, and Native Peoples in the Fight for the West

Forts, colonial frontier logics, and Aboriginal-Canadian relations: Imagining decolonizing educational philosophies in Canadian contexts

Historical Tribes and Early Forts

The pedagogy of the fort: Curriculum, Aboriginal-Canadian relations, and Indigenous métissage

The Plot Against Native America: The Fateful Story of Native American Boarding Schools and the Theft of Tribal Lands

Fort de prairies: The story of Fort Edmonton

Historical Tribes and Early Forts

The Plot Against Native America: The Fateful Story of Native American Boarding Schools and the Theft of Tribal Lands

Fort de prairies: The story of Fort Edmonton

Historical Tribes and Early Forts

The Plot Against Native America: The Fateful Story of Native American Boarding Schools and the Theft of Tribal Lands

Fort de prairies: The story of Fort Edmonton

Stewardship Plan for Demoiselle Creek

Historical Tribes and Early Forts

The Plot Against Native America: The Fateful Story of Native American Boarding Schools and the Theft of Tribal Lands

Fort de prairies: The story of Fort Edmonton

Stewardship Plan for the Anagance River

Stewardship Plan for the North River

Historical Tribes and Early Forts

The Plot Against Native America: The Fateful Story of Native American Boarding Schools and the Theft of Tribal Lands

Fort de prairies: The story of Fort Edmonton

Historical Tribes and Early Forts

The Plot Against Native America: The Fateful Story of Native American Boarding Schools and the Theft of Tribal Lands

Fort de prairies: The story of Fort Edmonton

Historical Tribes and Early Forts

The Plot Against Native America: The Fateful Story of Native American Boarding Schools and the Theft of Tribal Lands

Fort de prairies: The story of Fort Edmonton

Historical Tribes and Early Forts

The Plot Against Native America: The Fateful Story of Native American Boarding Schools and the Theft of Tribal Lands

Fort de prairies: The story of Fort Edmonton

Historical Tribes and Early Forts

The Plot Against Native America: The Fateful Story of Native American Boarding Schools and the Theft of Tribal Lands

Fort de prairies: The story of Fort Edmonton

Historical Tribes and Early Forts

The Plot Against Native America: The Fateful Story of Native American Boarding Schools and the Theft of Tribal Lands

Historical Tribes and Early Forts

The Plot Against Native America: The Fateful Story of Native American Boarding Schools and the Theft of Tribal Lands

Fort de prairies: The story of Fort Edmonton

Historical Tribes and Early Forts

The Plot Against Native America: The Fateful Story of Native American Boarding Schools and the Theft of Tribal Lands

Fort de prairies: The story of Fort Edmonton

Historical Tribes and Early Forts

The Plot Against Native America: The Fateful Story of Native American Boarding Schools and the Theft of Tribal Lands

Fort de prairies: The story of Fort Edmonton

Forts, colonial frontier logics, and Aboriginal-Canadian relations: Imagining decolonizing educational philosophies in Canadian contexts

Historical Tribes and Early Forts

The Plot Against Native America: The Fateful Story of Native American Boarding Schools and the Theft of Tribal Lands

If we build it, they will come: Industrial folly and the fate of Northwest British Columbia

Fort de prairies: The story of Fort Edmonton

Historical Tribes and Early Forts

The Plot Against Native America: The Fateful Story of Native American Boarding Schools and the Theft of Tribal Lands

Fort de prairies: The story of Fort Edmonton

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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